The man who claims to be a new Messiah is preaching in town,
multitudes of people are questioning him
Question: Are you the Messiah, Are you Jesus?
Question: Is there a life after death?
Question: Does God enable Satan to tempt us then punishes us
for our sins?
Question: Can you perform miracles? Can you walk on water?
Question: Can you ascend to heaven?
Question: Does your God answer our prayers?
Question: Why does not God intervene to stop suffering?
Question: What is the objective of life? Why are we here?
Question: Is Judaism the right religion? Does God favor Jews
over the rest of people?
Question: Does God order the prophets to kill the unbelievers?
Question: Does God elect or predestine some people before they
are born? Before they have any chance to do good or evil deeds?
Question: Does God harden the hearts of some people so that
they do not believe?
Question: Is Christianity the right religion? Is Jesus the only
way for salvation?
Question: What is the right thing to do in order to earn our
salvation?
Question: Does God choose some people for salvations and
forsake others?
Question: Are you the Messiah, Are you Jesus?
Answer: I am a Messiah, not Jesus
The physical body does not matter, what really matters is
the message
Jesus came to clarify the true teachings and to expose
the bad religion teachers who explained religion to their
benefits
Question: Do you preach a new religion?
Answer:No, Ipreach the same teachingsof Moses,Jesus,andthe
Prophets
Question: Why should weneed you, we know the
teachings of the Prophets?
Question: We do not need religion,we wouldbe
better off without religions
Question: Does God consider Jews as his own
children and forsake others?
Question: Why does not God intervene to stop
suffering?
Question: Is Christianity the right religion? Is
Judaism the right religion? Is Islam the right
religion?
The NewMessiah:The basic prophet’steachingsare the same
The basicteachingsof Judaism whichare taughtby Mosesin the
Torah bookslike Exodus,Leviticus,and Deuteronomy are confirmed
by Jesusinthe gospelsandare confirmedinthe teachingsof Islam
Moseshas taught that we have to obeyGodand to keephis
commands
Deuteronomy13:3-4 God is testing you to find out whether you
love him with all your heart and with all your soul. - It is God you
must follow, and him you must revere.
Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast
to him
Moseshas taught that there are blessingsforobedience andcurses
for disobedience
Deuteronomy 11:26-28 See, I am setting before you today a
blessing and a curse, the blessing if you obey the commands of
God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the
commands of God and turn from the way that I command you
today
Deuteronomy32:46-47 "he said to them, “Take to heart all the
words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may
command your children to obey carefully all the words of this
law. They are not just idle words for you—they are your life.
Deuteronomy 30:15-16 See, I set before you today life and
prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to
love God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands,
decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and God will
bless you in the land you are entering to possess.
Deuteronomy30:19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as
witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death,
blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your
children may live
The same consistentteachingsare alsoconfirmedin Deuteronomy
10:12-13,Deuteronomy28:2-6 , Deuteronomy7:12-16,
Deuteronomy11:13-15, Deuteronomy15:5-6, Leviticus26,
Deuteronomy29:9, Deuteronomy28:15-20, 28:47-48, 28:58-59,
30:8-10
Moseshas repeatedthe basicteachingsmanytimesusingdifferent
expressionsandusedverystrongwords
Deuteronomy6:4-9“Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the
LORD is one! “You shall love the LORD your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
“These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your
heart. “You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk
of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way
and when you lie down and when you rise up.
“You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as
frontals on your forehead. “You shall write them on the doorposts
of your house and on your gates
Deuteronomy11:18-20 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and
minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your
foreheads.
Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at
home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and
when you get up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses
and on your gates
The NewMessiah: InMatthew 22:35-40, Jesusconfirmedthe
teachingsof the OldTestimonylike Deuteronomy6:4-6
You must love God with all your heart, all your soul, and all
your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. A
second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as
yourself.' All the other commandments and all the demands
of the prophets are based on these two commandments
In Luke 10:25-28 Jesuswasasked
“Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said
to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read
it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as
yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered
correctly; do this, and you will live.”
The same teachingiswrittenin Mark 12:28-34
Mark 12:33 teaches:And to love one’s neighbour as himself, is
much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices
What Jesustaughthere isnot differentfromthe wisdomtaughtby
the oldtestimony Hosea6:6
For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of
God more than burnt offerings
In Mark 10:17-19 Jesusdidnotaccept the title of ‘GoodTeacher’
and said
Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone
Like otherProphets,he hassimply confirmedthe law
"Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is
good but God alone.
You know the commandments: 'You shall not murder; You
shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not
bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your
father and mother.'"
The same teachingsare written inMatthew 19:16-19 andin Luke
18:18-20
John15:10 remindsus of the rewardsforobedience
If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love,
just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide
in his love.
Luke 6:46-48 teachesthatsolidfaithfoundationsare basedon
obedience tothe teachings
Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I tell
you? I will show you what someone is like who comes to me,
hears my words, and acts on them. That one is like a
man building a house, who dug deeply and laid the
foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the river burst
against that house but could not shake it, because it had
been well built
The same isalsotaught inJohn14:15 and John14:21
If you love me, you will keep my commandments
John 14:21They who have my commandments and keep
them are those who love me; and those who love me will be
loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself
to them
In Matthew25:31-45 Jesusdescribedthe final judgmentasbeing
basedon goodworks;he clarifiedthatthose who dogood deeds will
be saved
Question: Does Islam replace the other
religions?
The NewMessiah: QuranVerse 2:136 urges Muslims tofollow what
God has revealedto Moses,toJesus,andto the Prophets
Say: "We believe in God and that which is revealed to us;
and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob
and their descendants, and that which was given to Moses,
Jesus, and other Prophets from God. We do not
discriminate any of them, and to God we have surrendered
ourselves
Verse 42:13 teachesthatthere is one religionrevealedbyGodto all
Prophets
He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon
Noah and that which We have revealed to you, and what
We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus - to
establish the religion and not be divided therein. Difficult
for those who associate others with God is that to which
you invite them. God chooses for Himself whom He wills and
guides to Himself whoever turns back [to Him]
Quran verse 7:96 confirmsthe ‘blessingsforobedience andthe
cursesfor disobedience’ –thatis similartothe teachingsof Moses,
David,Solomon,Isaiah,Jesus,and otherprophets
And if the people of the towns had believed and kept from
evil, surely We should have opened for them blessings from
the sky and from the earth; but they rejected (the truth)
and We seized them on account of what they used to earn
Quran verses like 45:30-31 teach that the believerswhoobeyand
do gooddeedswill be blessed –suchversesare similarto the
teachingsof Moses,David,Solomon,Isaiah,Jesus,andother
prophets
Verse 7:35 comfortsthose whoacceptedandobeyedthe prophets;
no fears;no grieve.The verse istoall people,notto the Muslims in
particular
O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers from
among you relating to you My verses, then whoever fears
God and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them,
nor will they grieve
Quran verse 7:42 teachesthatthose whobelieveanddorighteous
deedswill be rewardedaneternal lifeinparadise. The verse isalso
to all people,notto the Muslims inparticular
But those who believed and did righteous deeds - We
charge no soul except [within] its capacity. Those are the
companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally
Question: What are the objectives ofour life?
Why are we here?
Question:Isita good objective totryto be a wealthypersonora
politician?
Question:Motivationalspeakersurge ustosetupan objective then
to workhard to achieve thatobjective;doesGodhelpustoidentify
the right objectives?
Question:The objectivesare disputed,if we askmanypeople about
life’sobjectives,we will getdifferentanswers
The NewMessiah: The wise managersets the objectivesand
evaluates the effortsagainstthe achievementsof those objectives;
whenwe analyse the religionteachings,we findmanyverseswhich
setthe life objectives, andwhichdefinethe rewardsaccordingto
the achievementsof the objectives.
Accordingto the teachingsof differentreligions,ourlife onearthis
onlya temporary testingperiod.We are notsupposedtorelax and
enjoyourselvesduringtestperiods,we shouldnotexpectthatthe
testquestionsare clearlyknowninadvance,we shouldexpect
difficultiesduringthe test,andwe will be rewardedaccordingtoour
faith,ourobedience,ourcompassion,andourgooddeeds
If we reviewthe teachingsof JudaismlikeExodus20:20,
Deuteronomy8:2,Deuteronomy13:3,we findthatGod testspeople
to knowwhoobeysandwho doesnotobey
Accordingto the teachingsof Moses,people are testedandthose
whoobeyGod will be blessed,while thosewhorepel will be cursed
I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not (Exodus
16:4)
In Exodus20:20, Mosestaught that God testspeople sothatthe
fearof God will be withthemtokeepthemfromsinning
The same teachingisalsofoundin Deuteronomy13:3
God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all
your heart and with all your soul
In Deuteronomy8:2-3,Moses taught thatGod testspeople inorder
to knowwhatis intheirheart,whetherornot theywouldkeephis
commands.
Deuteronomy4:30 teachesthatin tribulations,people wouldreturn
to God and obeyhisvoice
The teaching‘if you come back to God after testing, He will
accept you’ isalsothe objectivesof testingastaughtbyJesusinthe
parable of the lostson (Luke 15) whenhe was tested,then
repented,he hadbeenaccepted
The same teachingsare confirmedmanytimesinthe holybook
Job23:10 teaches ‘when he has tested me, I will come forth as
gold’
Job5:7 teachesthatwe are here fortesting
‘people are born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward’
Job5:17 teaches ‘Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not
despise the discipline of God’
Psalm7:9: you who test the minds and hearts
PSALM11:4-5 teaches He watches everyone closely; examining
every person on earth. God examines both the righteous and the
wicked
Psalm66:10 teaches‘For You, O God, have tested us; You have
refined us as silver is refined’
PROVERBS17:3 teaches ‘The refining pot is for silver and the
furnace for gold, but God tests the hearts’
ISAIAH 48:10 teaches ‘I have refined you, but not as
silver is refined.
Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering’
Jeremiah17:10 teachesthatGod testsus andwill rewardeveryone
accordingto hisworks
“I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind,
to reward each person according to their conduct,
according to what their deeds deserve.”
Jesustaughtthat all of this life isatest;he taughtthat we are ina
temporarytestingperiodandwe are beingpreparedfora
permanentlife.He alsotaughtthat the rewardswill be accordingto
our obedience andourgoodworks
Talkinginparables,JesustaughtthatGod testsusby tribulation,
temptation,trials,persecutionandpromisedrewardsinheavenfor
those whopass the testsof persecution,temptation,trials,and
tribulations
Jesushastaught people tostandupfor the truth evenif persecuted
by the bad multitudeswhohate the truth.He taught that and also
demonstrateditwhenhe stoodupforthe truth againstthe bad
chief priestswhoexplainedreligiontotheirbenefits
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven - Matthew 5:10
God has setthe worldstage for testing;everydaywe meethungry
and poor;some will helpandsome will refuse tohelp;those are not
equallyrewarded
Matthew25:31-45 teachthat whenwe refuse tohelpthe hungry,
the stranger,and the sick,we refuse tohelpGod
“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or
thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison,
and did not help you?’
“He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for
one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
In Matthew18:23-35 Jesustaughtus to forgive inorderthatGod
forgivesus;he mentionedthatthere are rewardsforforgiveness
and fordoinggood works
There are muchmore scripture toconfirmthat the objective of this
temporarystage of life onearthis testingandthat the rewardsin
the eternal life dependonthe resultsof thattesting
Jesustaughtthat there will be testingandsome willfall awayin
time of temptationaswritteninLuke 8:13 and Mark 4:17
Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear,
receive the word with joy; and these have
no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of
temptation fall away.
Matthew13:21 confirmsthe same message
But since they have no root, they last only a short time.
When trouble or persecution comes because of the word,
they quickly fall away
Anotherparable of a testingperiodandthe rewardsis inMatthew
25:21
“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You
have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of
many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
John18:36 is anotherexample toshow thatlife onearthisnot the
target destination
my kingdom is not in earth – but in heaven
That is notjustfor Jesus,buthe taught that we shouldnothave
treasuresonearthbut to seekthe real treasures;the eternal life in
heaven
Luke 12:16-21 warnthose who store up treasure forthemselves,
and are notrich towardGod
John12:25 warn those wholove theirlife inthisworld
Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care
nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity. The
same is alsoconfirmedinMatthew 10:39
Similarteachingismentionedin Luke 9:23
Thenhe saidto themall: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must
deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me”.
The same isalsomentionedinMark8:34-35
Matthew 13:44 teachesthat people shoulddoeverythingtowin
God’srewardsfor the righteous,towinthe kingdomof heaven
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which
someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that
he has and buys that field
Jesustaughtthat testingandsufferinghelpto returnapersonto his
senses;Luke 15:17 teachesthatthe lostsoncame to hissenses,
afterhavingundergone suffering
Jameshas taughtthat testingisa chance for us to grow,develop
patience,andmature inGod
James1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, whenever you face trials of
many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith
produces patience. Let patience finish its work so that you may
be mature and complete
James1:12 teachesthat people will be testedbytemptationsand
urgesus to endure the temptations
Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood
the test and will receive the crown of life that God has promised
to those who love him
The NewMessiah:If you are a Muslim, youwill alsofindsimilar
teachingsinQuranverses
Whenwe analyse the versesof Quran,we findthatit isthe same
message revealedbythe same God,we alsofindinQuran that life is
a testingperiodandthatpeople will be rewardedaccordingtotheir
obedience andaccordingtotheirgooddeeds
Quran verse 47:31 clarifiesthatwe are here for testing
And We will surely test you until We make evident those
who strive among you [for the cause of God] and the
patient, and We will test your affairs
Verse 29:2-3 confirmsthatwe are here fortesting
Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We
believe" and they will not be tried?
But We have certainly tried those before them, and God
will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will
surely make evident the liars.
Similarteachingsare foundin67:2, 18:7, 2:155 and 76:2
[He is] The One Who created death and life, so that He
may put you to test, to find out which of you is best in
deeds: He is the All-Mighty, the All-Forgiving
Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth
adornment for it that We may test them [as to] which of
them is best in deed.
Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that
We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing
And We will surely test you with something of fear and
hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give
glad tidings to the patient
Quran verseslike 5:48and 6:165 teach that we are in a testingstage
and we are supposedtocompete ingooddeedstopassthe testand
earnour salvation
If God wanted He could have made all of you a single
nation. But He willed otherwise in order to test you in what
He has given you; therefore try to compete in good deeds.
Ultimately you all shall return to God; then He will show you
the truth of those matters in which you dispute.
Verse 6:165 teachesthat:He is the One Who has made you the
inheritors of the earth and raised some of you in ranks over
others so that He may test you in what He has given you. Surely
God is swift in retribution; yet He is also very Forgiving,
Merciful.
Verse 5:71 teachesthatthose whoignore thatthe objectivesof life
istestingare blindanddeaf
They thought there would be no trial (or punishment); so
they became blind and deaf: yet God (in mercy) turned to
them: yet again many of them became blind and deaf. But
God sees well all that they do
3:179 teachesthatGod distinguishesthe wickedfromthe good,
people are notsupposedtoknow everythingtopassthat test,but
theyare askedtofollow the Prophets
God will not leave the believers in the state in which you
are now, until He distinguishes the wicked from the good.
Nor will God disclose to you the secrets of the unseen, but
God chooses of His Messengers whom He pleases. So
believe in God and His Messengers. And if you believe and
fear God, then for you there is a great reward
Whenthe religionteachersignore thatfact,theycannotprovide
logical answertothe most importantpeople’squestion‘why are we
here?’
If the Jewishscholarsignore thatthe objective of lifeistestingand
teachthat the Jewsare the chosenpeople of Godand theyare
promisedthe blessingsbecauseof the faithof theirfatherIbrahim,
thenpeople would rejectsuchanswersbecause the scripture
teachesthatGod is not biasedandthateverypersonwill be judged
accordingto theirdeeds;notaccordingto theirfathersfaith
If the Christianscholarsignore thatthe objectiveof life isatesting
periodandteach thatthe objective istoacceptJesusasa saviour
because we are born sinnersandwe cannotearn our salvationby
goodworks,people willrefertothe teachingsof Jesushimself who
taught thatlife isfortestingandthat people canearntheirsalvation
by obedienceandbygoodworks
If the Muslimscholarsignore thatthe objectivesof lifeisatesting
environmentandteachthat the objective of lifeistoworshipGod,
people wouldreplythatGoddoesnot needourprayers
Whenscientistsandphilosophersignore the factthatour life on
earthis onlya temporary testingandpreparationperiod,they
cannot provide logical answertothe mostimportantquestion‘why
are we here?
Question: Why does God allow suffering?
Answer:Ourlife onearthisa temporarytestingstage; the testing
period isnotsupposedtobe convenientandeasy. People might
regardtheirlife asa long periodof suffering,butitisnothing
comparedto the billionsof yearsinthe time scale of the universe.
There mustbe anotherlonglife withatime scale comparable tothe
universe time scale
Question:CanGodpreventthe injustice,the cruelty,the crimes,the
earthquakes,the tsunamis?
If he can and doesn’t wanttostop the suffering,thenhe isnotthe
mostmerciful
If he can’t,thenhe isnot the all powerful God!
Answer:Itisa mistake toreacha conclusionwithoutknowingall the
facts andwithoutseeingthe full picture.
Thisstage of life isnotthe endof it;If the personwhowasborn
blindisrewardedbetterrewardsinthe hereafterandbecomes
happyand satisfied;thenwe donothave tofeel sadforhim
If the parentsof the deadchildand the deadchildare rewarded
betterrewardsinthe hereafter;thenwe donothave to feel sadfor
them
Since our life onearthisnot the endof it; and since we donot know
the full details,itiswrongtomake inaccurate conclusions
Question: What is the objectiveof testing?
Answer:Before the wealthyfatherdistributeshiswealth,he may
wantto record whichsonis obedient,the recordsare notfor the
fatherwhoknows,butas a testimonyforpeople whomight
questionthe justice of theirfather
Question:WhydoesGodtestus; he knowsour intentionsandour
deeds?
Althoughthe wise teacherknows the hardworkingstudent andthe
lazy student,he preparesregularexamsastestimoniessothatthe
studentswouldnotsaythat the teacherhad favouredsome
studentsoverthe others.Examsalsourge studentstogetprepared
inorder to succeed
Students shouldnotwanderaboutthe intentionof the teacher; they
are supposedtofocusonwhat the teacher askedthemto do
AlthoughGodknowswhat’sinour heartsand whateach of us might
do,he testsusand wantedusto witnessourowntestresultsin
orderto admitthat we have beenfairlyrewardedaccordingtoour
achievementsasrecordedinthe testresults
Those whoignore life’sobjectiveswill regretitwhentheysee the
recordsof theirdeeds;theywouldwishtocome back to thislife in
orderto obey,to feedthe hungryandto helpthe poor
Question:We have beenaskedtobelieve butwe have notseenGod
or Heaven?
The wealthyfatherwhosendshissonsinatestingmissiondoesnot
tell themeverything;he onlyprovidesthemwith someguidelines
for the test.The fathermightknow the good sonwhohelpsothers
and the bad sonwho doesnotcare about others,but the testwould
be a testimonythatthe fatherisnotbiasedwhenhe givesbetter
rewardsto the goodsons
The testingquestionsandanswersare notsupposedtobe disclosed
before the exam;testingenvironmentnecessitatessome doubts
and enablesdifferentchoicesanddifferentdecisions
Question:Howcan the same testapplyto all people;some people
have bettereducation,people have differentlevelsof experience;
some people hadthe chance to know aboutthe teachingsof the
prophets
Answer:The testdoesnotdependonthe level of education,achild
may say‘I do not see the plane anymore,itisgettingfar away,it is
still there butmysightdoesnot reachit; God mustbe there but my
sightdoesnotreach him’,buta scientistmightconcludethat,‘Ido
not see God,thenthere isno God’
The test doesnotdependonthe level of religioneducation,maybe
someone whoneverheardof the religionteachingssay,‘What I do
not want done to myself, I will not do to others’
The test doesnotdependonthe knowledgeof religionteachings,
althoughitisconfirmedbyall religions.We mayfindsome scholars
whoknowthe religionteachingsbuttheyaccepttopersecute and
torture others,those are the bad treeswhichthe prophetshave
warnedusof themand of theirbad fruits
The wise teachersetsdifferentevaluationcriteriafordifferent
grades;the studentsinthe firstgrade are not evaluatedasthe
studentsinthe advanceddegrees.We expect thatthe fairand wise
God wouldevaluate peopleaccordingtowhattheyhave been
provided.The personwhoneverheardof Prophetswouldhave an
easiertestbasedonthe giftof intelligence andconscience;he might
getrewardsfor hisgoodworks andhe mightnotbe punishedatall
Question: Does God choose some people to be
his own childrenand forsake others?
Answer:Godis notbiased,Deuteronomy10:17 teachesthat God
doesnotfavour as itis written Who shows no partiality
God favoursthe obedientson;the measure setbyGodis:if you
obeyanddo good deedstohelpothersthenyouwill be blessed,if
youdo not obeyanddo not do gooddeedstohelpothersthenyou
will be cursed
If you are a Jew;youwill findoutthatthe most frequentteachings
of the OldTestimonyare:blessingsforobedienceandCursesfor
disobedience
Deuteronomy11:26-28 teaches See, I am setting before you
today a blessing and a curse - the blessing if you obey the
commands of God that I am giving you today; the curse if you
disobey the commands of God and turn from the way that I
command you today
In Deuteronomy32:46-47 he saidto them Take to heart all the
words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may
command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law
- They are not just idle words for you—they are your life
Deuteronomy28:2-6 teachesAll these blessings will come on you
and accompany you if you obey God: You will be blessed in the city
and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be
blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your
livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. You will be
blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out
In Deuteronomy30:15-16 Moses taught:See, I set before you
today life and prosperity, death and destruction. - For I
command you today to love God, to walk in obedience to him, and
to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and
increase
Deuteronomy30:19 teaches This day I call the heavens and the
earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life
and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and
your children may live
In Deuteronomy10:12-13, Mosessaid:what does God ask of you
but to fear God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve God
with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the
LORD's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for
your own good?
The same consistentteachingsare alsoconfirmedinDeuteronomy
7:12-16, Deuteronomy11:13-15, Deuteronomy15:5-6 andLeviticus
26
Deuteronomy29:9 alsourgespeople tofollow the law inorderto
succeed
Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them,
that you may prosper in all that you do
Deuteronomy 11:1 Therefore you shall love the LORD your
God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments,
and his commandments, always
Psalms 119:10 With my whole heart have I sought you: O let
me not wander from your commandments
Psalm119:30
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules
before me
Psalm119:60
I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments
Psalm119:44
I will keep your law continually, forever and ever
Psalm112:1
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly
delights in his commandments!
Proverbs10:8
The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a
babbling fool will come to ruin
Psalm119:47
For I find my delight in your commandments, which I love
Psalm119:48
I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I
love, and I will meditate on your statutes
Similarteachingsare alsomentionedinDeuteronomy28:15-20,
28:47-48, 28:58-59, 30:8-10, andin manyotherverses
If you are a Christian,youwill findsuchteachingsinthe parables
taught byJesuslike the parable of the Sowerandthe SeedsinLuke
8:4-15 , Mark 4:3-9 and Matthew 13:3-9
He alsoexplainedthatthe seedisthe wordof God. The onesalong
the path are those whohave heard;thenthe devil comesandtakes
away the wordfromtheirhearts,that theymaynot believeandbe
saved
Jesustaughtthe parable of The Net inMatthew 13:47-50 and
explainedthatthe angelswill come outandseparate the evil from
the righteous
Similarteachingsare alsodemonstratedinthe parable of the
Faithful andUnfaithful ServantsinLuke 12:32-48 and Matthew 24:
42-51
In Luke 16:19-31, Jesustaughtthe parable of The RichMan and
Lazarus and explainedthat If they do not hear Moses and the
prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise
from the dead.
Jesustaughtthe parable of The Prodigal SoninLuke 15:11-32 to
highlightthe importance of obedience andrepentance asthe main
pre-requisitesforsalvation
Jesuswasconfirmingthe teachingsof the OldTestimony in
repentance and obedience is your salvation as taught inIsaiah
30:15
That is the core ChristianityteachingastaughtinMatthew 7:21 Not
every one that said to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which
is in heaven
In Luke 6:46, Jesusblamesthose whodonotdo whathe askedthem
to do
Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?
In Luke 10:30-37, Jesustaughtthe parable of The GoodSamaritanto
demonstrate thatGodevaluatespeoplebasedontheirgoodworks,
not basedonthe family,the tribe,the nationalityorthe religion
theybelongto
Accordingto that wisdom, the strangerwhodoesgooddeedsis
betterthanthe wickedbrother
Accordingto that wisdom, the honestservantwhoprotectsthe
wealthof the youngchildrenisbetterthanthe sonor the brother
whoscatter the wealthof the youngchildren
Accordingto that wisdom, the strangerwhoriskshislife to
distribute foodtothe oldpeople duringmilitaryconflictsisbetter
than the citizenwhoflees
Accordingto that wisdom, the poorstrangerworkerwhodevotes
himself toserve people isbetterthanthe citizenwhowasteshis
time andwho makesexcusestoavoiddoinganyhardwork
Accordingto that wisdom, the strangerworkerwhodevelopthe
country resourcesisbetterthanthe citizenswhoexploitthe country
resourcestotheirownbenefits
Accordingto that wisdom, the strangerwhowiselycontrol the
countrybudgetisbetterthan the leaderswhoscatterthe budgets
on un-necessaryarmsracesand on un-necessarypublicrelations
advertisings
Question:Whowill identifywhatistrue andwhat hasbeenadded?
We are not scholars,we do notknow the religionteachings,andwe
relyon the scholarsbecause we assume thatthe scholarsare the
specialists whoare supposedtotell the truth
Answer:Peopleinvestigate everythingaboutthe productsthey
purchase,the stockmarkets,the political news,the sportsnews,
and abouteverythingtheyare interestedin.Since theyare not
interestedinreligion,theyjustassume thatthe religionteachersare
alwaysright;theydo notdo any analysisalthoughtheyhave the
skillstoanalyse everythingelse otherthanthe religionteachings.
Theydo not evenquestionthe teachersaboutthe obvious
contradictions
If people hadfollowedthe teachingsof Pharaoh’sreligionadvisors,
theywouldn’thave acceptedMoses.If peoplehadfollowedthe
advice of the chief priests,theywouldn’thave acceptedJesus
Religionauthoritiesliketotailorthe religiontosuittheirbenefits,
each religionauthorityclaimsthatitisthe onlytrue authorityand
that otherreligionsare false religionsandotherteachersare false
teachers
The NewMessiah:youdo not assume thatthe specialistsales
personwould sell usthe bestproduct;theyurge usto buy the
productwiththe highestprofitmarginevenif itisnotthe best
productfor us.
Teachingthe simple true teachingsastaughtbythe prophetsdoes
not leave muchroomof profitsto the religionteachersbecause
people wouldsimplyobeytogetsaved;nomediators are required
to teachthe attractive teachings
Most scholarsignore the harsh teachingslike pluckoutyoureye
whichdo notencourage people todonate andteachthe distorted
teachingsbecause the attractive teachingsmake peoplefeel happy
and urge themto donate
Whenwe search the internetfora certaingoodproduct;we find
that the fake productsare listedmore frequentlythanthe original
product.Those whosell the fake productmustexertmore efforts
and mustpay the search sitestolisttheirfake productwhenever
there isa search fora certaingoodproduct.As a result,manyfake
productsare shownbefore the goodproduct
The same badpractice isinuse by the bad scholarswhoexertmore
effortstospreadthe attractive teachingsinmanysitesand,
wheneverourchildrenwanttoknow somethingaboutthe religion
teachings,theywill findmanydistortedteachingsbefore the true
teachings
Question: Why Doesn’t God Answer our
Prayers?
Proverbs21:13 teachesthat whoeverdoesnotanswerthe poor,
God will notanswerhim
Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also
cry out and not be answered
Psalm91 teachesthatGod protectsthe obedientandanswershis
prayers
Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place
the Most High, who is my refuge
no evil shall be allowed to befall you,
no plague come near your tent.
Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will protect him, because he knows my name.
When he calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor
him
James4:3 teachesusto pray the right prayers
And even when you ask, you don't get it because your
motives are all wrong--you want only what will give you
pleasure.
Psalms55:22 teachesthat God doesnotallow the righteoustobe
shaken
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
2 Chronicles7:14 teachesthatGod answersthe prayersof the
repentedsinners
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble
themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their
wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will
forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Isaiah24:5 warns those whodisobeyGod’slaw andbreakthe
everlastingcovenant
The earth is defiled by its people; they have disobeyed the
laws, violated the statutes and broken the everlasting
covenant.
Isaiah59:2 and 48:18 teach that God doesnotanswerthe prayersof
the disobedientpersonbuthe answersthe prayersof the righteous
But your iniquities have separated between you and your
God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will
not hear
Micah 3:4 alsoexplainsthe reasonsfornotansweringourprayers
Then they will cry to the Lord, but he will not answer them;
he will hide his face from them at that time, because they
have made their deeds evil
James5:16 teachesthat God answersthe prayersof the righteous
person
The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is
working
In Matthew7:7-12, Jesusurgedthe believerstoaskGod and to
knockthe door;he taught us to dogood deedsandwantedusto
trust that God answersourprayers
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;
knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks
receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it
will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, when
his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks
for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? If you then,
being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how
much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is
good to those who ask Him!
Isaiah48:18 If only you had paid attention to my commands,
your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like
the waves of the sea
Isaiah42:21 teachesthatGod couldhave considerthemrighteousif
theyhad glorifiedthe law
Question: Does God punish his bad sons in hell?
The wise fatherthreatenstopunishthe wickedsonbut he forgives;
that iswhat the merciful fatherdoes;Godhasmuch more mercy
than anymerciful father
Scripture teachingsincludethe threats forpunishments,butitalso
include the teachingsof mercyandforgiveness; the wiseand
merciful fatherdoesnot punish accordingtothe threats;he asked
us to forgive andhe isthe most merciful, mostcompassionate
Forgive, and you will be forgiven
Luke 6:37
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew6:14
forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may
forgive you your sins
Mark 11:25
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may
be wiped out
Acts 3:19
That is alsowhatwe shouldlearnfromthe teachingsandfromthe
parable of the unforgivingservantinMatthew 18:21-35
Question:What about those who do not repent;those who do not
turn to God;those who do not believe inGod?
The newMessiah:I do notknow!
Question:Youclaimtobe a Prophetandyou say that you do not
know?
The NewMessiah:Prophetsdonotknow everything; inMark13:32
and Matthew24:36 Jesussaid that ‘Only Godknows’;the factthat
‘Prophetsdonotknoweverything’ isalsomentioned inQuran
verseslike 11:31, 27:65, 6:59, 31:4, 72:26
The unbelievers whosee the signsof Godineverything anddonot
believemustbe arrogant;theylie tothemselves;theymightbe
punished because theyare liarsandare arrogant, but I cannot
confirm!
SometimesinmyprayersIpray to God inorderthat he forgivesall
people;there couldbe manypeoplewhopraysuchprayers.If some
people donotwantthat anyone wouldbe punished,we hope that
God wouldforgive eventhe non-believersbecause Godhasmore
mercyand more compassionthan those of us whopray for the
forgivenessof all
Question:ButGod didnotanswerAbrahamwhenhe askedGod not
to destroyLot village ‘Sodom’aswrittenin Genesis18:16-33
Question:Yes,Goddidnot answerAbraham;thatis alsomentioned
inQuran 11:74-76
A: Punishmentinthisworldis expected;we are here fortesting,but
it isnot expectedthatGodwouldacceptan eternal unlimited
punishmentforlimitedsins
Question:Butthere are verseswhichmentionthe eternal
punishmentlike Matthew 25:41 and 25:46
Question:Yes, the eternal punishment isalsomentionedinQuran
verseslike verse 2:162
A: If we read the followingverse 2:163, itmentions thatGod isthe
mostmerciful. Whenthe fathermentionsthe punishment andthe
mercy,whichone do we expectthatthe wise merciful father would
accept forhisown disobedientson?
Question:Iam an atheist;Ido notbelieve inGod!
I knowmany religionteachers andIdo not wantto be like them
because theyare not good
I knowthat the scripture includesmanywrongteachingsandmany
wronginformationwhichwere accepted asfactsfor longtime but
provedtobe wrong
The wrong teachingsandthe wrong informationcannotbe the
wordsof God; thatis whyI do not believe
A: You donot have to trust the religionteachers;Jesuswarnedus
But do not do what they do, for they do not practice
what they preach.
You do nothave to accept that the whole bookisthe inspiredword
of God;that verse in 2 Timothy3:16 isnot taught byJesus.That
verse iswrittenbefore anyof the fourgospels
You do nothave to accept the claimsof the Jewishteacherswho
teachthat theyare the chosenpeople of God
You do nothave to accept the teachingsof the Christianteachers
whoclaimthat theyare the elected,the justifiedandthe glorified
before the foundationsof the world
You do nothave to accept the teachingsof the Muslimteacherswho
claimthat the Jewsare cursed andthat the Christianare misguided,
and that theyare the trulyguidedpeople
What youneedto consideristothinkof the thingsyousee every
day andto admitthat there isa God whocreatedeverything
What youalso needtodo is use the giftsof yourmindand your
conscience to conclude the ‘goldenrule ‘ whichteach ‘What I do
not want done to myself, I will not do to others’
You will findthatfewteachingsbythe prophetsconfirmthe giftsof
mindsandconscience;those teachingsguideyouto believe inGod,
to maintainjustice,todogoodworkto help the poor andto defend
the oppressed,etc.
Question:whataboutbelievinginthe miracles,believingthatIhave
beenbornsinnerandI cannot earnmy salvation,andIneeda
saviour
A: Jesus wasnotproud of miracles;he condemnedthose whoasked
himto showmiracles inMatthew 12:39, Mark 8:12, and Luke 11:29
A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign!
Jesusdidnotteach that the whole scripture isthe inspiredwordof
God, he actuallywarnedof those who teachwrong teachings
Jesusdidnotteach that the childrenare bornsinners
Question: Do we inherit our fathers' sins?
Deuteronomy24:16 and 2 Kings14:6 teachthat the childrenare not
responsible forthe mistakesof the fathers
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children; neither
shall the children be put to death for the fathers. Every man
shall be put to death for his own sin
Jeremiah31:30 teachthat eachpersonwill be punishedforthe sins
he has done;sinsare not inherited
Instead, everyone will die for their own sin; whoever eats
sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge
Ezekiel 18:20 teaches:
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the
iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity
of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him,
and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him
Ezekiel 33:8 and 33:20 teachthat the wickedpersonwill die forhis
ownsin
That is alsothe commonsense accordingto the giftsof mindsand
conscience;thatiswhatwise judgesdoeverywhere andeveryday.
Fair judgesdonotpunishthe sonsfor the mistakesof the fathers,
theydo notpunishthe innocentforthe mistakesof the guilty
In Exodus32:33, WhenMoses triedtotake the sinsof the people
ontohimself,Goddeniedhim:
The Lord replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will
blot out of my book
Jesustaughtthat everyone will be judgedaccordingtohisdeeds
Matthew 16:27
27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with
his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what
they have done.
Psalm 62:12
and, "You reward everyone according to what they have
done."
Question: Are we born sinners?
Accordingto the consistentProphet’steachings,notall people are
sinners;there are alsothose whoobeyandwhoare righteous
Psalm1 Clarifiesthatthere are Righteousandthere are Wicked;it
doesnotteach that all people are bornsinners
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the
wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the
seat of scoffers;
but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he
meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted
by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he
prospers
Psalm11:4-6 teach that God observesthe righteousandthe wicked
(notall people are sinners)
The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly
throne.
He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those
who love violence, he hates with a passion
Psalm128 teach that there are righteouswhowill be blessedfor
theirobedience
Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to
him.
You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and
prosperity will be yours
Proverbs9:12 teachesthateverypersonhasthe choice to be good
or bad; people are notbornsinners
If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a
mocker, you alone will suffer
Proverbs11:5-6 teachthat there are righteouswhoobeyandthere
are wickedwhochoose tofollow evildesires
The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths
straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own
wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires
Isaiah3:10-11 confirmsthe consistentteachingsof the Prophets,It
teachesthatthere are righteouswhowill be rewarded the fruitof
theirdeeds andthere are wickedwhowill be punished forwhat
theirhandshave done
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will
enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them!
They will be paid back for what their hands have done
The doctrine of original siniswrongbecause itexcusesthe sinner;it
showsGod as unjustandas responsibleforsin.The doctrine is
wrongbecause itcontradictsthe most consistentscripture teachings
In Mark 10:13-16, Matthew 18:3 and Luke 18:16-17 Jesustaught
that the childrenare notborn sinners
Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I
tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like
a little child will never enter it
James.4:17 clarifiesthatitisup to people tobe sinnersorrighteous
If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and
doesn't do it, it is sin for them
Since that rule isnotapplicable tothe new bornbabies,thenthey
cannot be born sinners
James1:14-15 teachthat no one isborn a sinner,butthe person
becomesasinnerbecause he choosestodisobeyandtodo wrong
but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by
their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has
conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-
grown, gives birth to death
James2:8 teachesthatit isup to people toobey
If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, Love
your neighbour as yourself, you are doing right
1 John3:4 teachesthatsin istransgression, nottransmission.
Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is
lawlessness
Sinis notsomethinginherited."Everyone whopracticessinalso
practiceslawlessness;andsinislawlessness."(1John3:4). Sinis not
somethingwe are bornwith;itis somethingwe do.Whenwe break
God's law,we sin.
Is forgiveness possible without shedding of
blood?
Is forgiveness possible by repentance and
obedience?
Hebrews 9:22 “without the shedding of blood there is no
forgiveness” isa misunderstandingof verse Leviticus17:11 whichis
not aboutatonement,butisaboutdietarylaws.Godhas clarified
that bloodinmeatis notgood forhealth;thatclarificationwas
necessarytothe people whodonothave advancedmedical toolsto
knowthat eatingthe meatwiththe bloodstill initisbad forhealth
The true wordof God isnot whatis writtenbythe unknownwriter
of Hebrews;itiswhathas beentaughtbyMoses,Jesusand the
Prophetswhotaughtthe forgivenessispossible viaobedience,
repentance,andprayers
Deuteronomy4:30-31 teach ‘if you come back to God, He will
accept you’ isalsotaught by Jesusinthe parable of the rebellious
son (Luke 15) when he repented,he hadbeenaccepted
Ezekiel 18:23 teachesthat God forgivesthe wickedwhenthey
repentandobey
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares
the Lord God, and not rather that he should turn from his
way and live?
Hosea6:6 teachesthat forgivenessispossible by repentance and
obedience;nosacrifice isnecessary
“I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more
than burnt offerings.”
In Matthew9:13 Jesustaughtthathe came to call the sinnerto
repentance and taughtthat Repentance andobedience are
necessaryforsalvation;thatisa confirmationtoHosea6:6
I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the
righteous, but sinners to repentance
That is alsoa confirmationtoother oldtestimonyteachingslike
Isaiah30:15
Psalm69:30-31 teach thatpraise worshipisbetterthansacrifice
“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him
with thanksgiving. This also shall please the LORD better than an
ox or bull”
Proverbs21:3 meansJustice betterthansacrifice
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to
the Lord than sacrifice.
Proverbs16:6 teachesthat “In mercy and truth atonement is
provided for iniquity.”
2 Chronicles7:14 teachesthatforgiveness isobtainable without
bloodsacrifice
If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves,
and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then
I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their
land
In I Kings8:46-50, Solomonindicatedthatprayercan be usedto
obtainforgiveness
Jonah3 teachthat people are forgivenwhentheyrepentedand
fasted,withoutofferinganysacrifice andwithoutshedding any
blood
Isaiah30:15 teaches in repentance and obedience is your salvation
In Luke 13:3, 13:5, Jesustaught ‘unless you repent, you will perish’
Whenthe scribeswantedtosupport the doctrine of Atonement
they have addedverseslike Matthew 18:11 For the Son of Man has
come to save that which was lost
The bible footnotesexplainsthatverse Matthew 18:11 was notin
the original oldscriptures
Question: What is your message?
The newMessiah:My message isto warn people of the wrong
religionteachings.Like anyotherprophet,Iamsupposedtoconfirm
the true teachingsandto warnpeople of the distortedteachings
Question:Whyshouldpeople distortthe true teachings?
Question:Couldn'tGodhave protectedthe scripture against
distortions?
The NewMessiah:Prophetsdidnotteachthat God has preserved
the holybook;theyhave advisedthatthere will be changesand
have warnedof such additionsanddeletions.
Amos8:11-12 teachthat People will be thirstyforthe true wordof
God but theywill notfinditanywhere
Psalm56:5 teaches All day long they twist my words
Jeremiah8:8 teachesthe lyingpenof the scribeshasdistortedthe
wordof God
Jeremiah5:30-31teach that the priestshave distortedthe religion
teachingsandthat the people love those distortedteachings
JewishscholarsteachthatJews are the chosen people of
God
ChristianScholarsteachthattheyare the predestined,the glorified,
and the chosenbefore the creationof the world
MuslimScholarsteachthat Jewsare cursed,Christiansare
misguided,andthatMuslimsare the trulyguidedpeople
All those scholarsare mistaken
Most of whatthe Jewishscholarsteachisnot the true teachingsas
taught byMoses
Most of whatthe Christianscholarsteachisnot the true teachings
as taught byJesus
Most of whatthe Muslimscholarsteach isnot the true teachingsof
Islam
People are confusedbythe contradictingteachings,theytryto
searchthe internetforthe true wordof God, but theycannotfindit
anywhere
Insteadof the true teachingslike
‘Do not have two differing measures’, ‘The same law applies both
to the native-born and to the foreigner’, ‘The foreigner must be
treated as your native-born’, ‘You are to have the same law for
the foreigner and the native-born’
inDeuteronomy25:13-16, Exodus12:49, Leviticus19:33-35,
Leviticus24:22, Numbers15:15-16, Deuteronomy24:14-15
The biasedscribeshave ignoredthose true teachingsandinserted
some additionstorestrictjustice tothe ‘fellowIsraelite’,‘mypeople
amongyou’,or ‘Hebrewmenor women’
Theydo not teachthe original teachingsanymore;instead,they
teachthe manipulatedteachingslike
You may charge a foreigner interest, but not a fellow Israelite
In Deuteronomy23:19-20, Exodus22:25, Deuteronomy15:1-2,
Deuteronomy15:12
Insteadof the true teaching ‘You shall not murder ‘InExodus20:13
and Deuteronomy5:17
The bad scribeswhoglorifydefeatingtheirenemiesignoredthe true
teachingandaddedsome versestojustifythe killinglike Exodus
23:23, Numbers31:16-18, Joshua6:20-21, Judges15:14-16 and
Judges16:30
Insteadof the true andmost consistent teachingsof ‘blessingsfor
obedience andcursesfordisobedience’ inLeviticus26,
Deuteronomy 28,Deuteronomy 11:26-28, Deuteronomy 4:40,
Deuteronomy 6:24-25, Deuteronomy7:12-15,andDeuteronomy 8,
theyteachthat God has chosenthemregardlessof theirobedience
as inthe distortedteachingsof Deuteronomy9:5-6and
Deuteronomy7:6-8
Insteadof the true andharsh teachingsof JesusinMatthew 7:21-27,
Luke 13:25-27, Matthew 22:35-40, Luke 10:25-28, Matthew 25:35-
45, Mark 12:28-34, Mark 10:17-19, Matthew 19:16-19, Luke 18:18-
20, Luke 6:46-48, John14:15 and John14:21 mostChristianscholars
teachthe distortedandattractive teachingslikeRomans8:30, 1
Thessalonians5:9, Ephesians2:5,Ephesians2:8-9,Romans 3:28,
Galatians2:16, Colossians2:14 and Ephesians1:4
The Muslimscholars whojustifykillingof innocentpeopleare not
true Muslimsbecause theydonot obeythe Quranverses like 5:32,
4:90, 2:190, 8:61, 17:33, 25:68 and6:151 whichteach ‘Youshall not
kill - God has made life sacred’
The Muslimscholarswhoteach to kill the unbelieversare mistaken;
verse 9:6 isenoughproof fortheirmistakes,because Muslimsare
supposedtoprotectthe unbelieversand theycannotprotectthem
afterkillingthem
The Muslimswhojustifykillingof those wholeave Islamare
mistaken because theydonotobeythe Islamicteachingslike Quran
verses2:256, 16:125 and 18:29 whichteachFreedomof Religion
The Muslimscholarswhojustifythe killingof the hostagesare
mistaken;verse 8:70 provesthatthe hostage are notto be killed,
because Muslimsare supposedtocomfortthe hostagesandthey
cannot comfortthemafterkillingthem
The Muslimscholarswhoteach that Islamisthe onlytrue religion
are mistaken;theyhave beenorderedtobelieveinwhathasbeen
revealedtoMoses,JesusandotherProphetsastaughtin Quran
verse 3:84
The Muslimscholarswhoteach that the fate of people is
determinedbeforetheyare bornandbefore theyhave anychance
to do goodor bad are mistaken;theyignore the basicQuranverses
like 17:15, 45:15,43:72, 16:35, 19:63, 19:76, 20:112, 34:50, 37:39,
39:41, 39:70, 40:17, 47:17, 55:60, 56:24, 18:107 and 4:147
The versesteachthat God doesnotpredestine people’sfate,but
givesthemthe choice eithertoobeyanddo gooddeedsorto rebel
and do evil deeds;there isnopunishmentforthose whochoose to
obeyandto thank God.
Moseswarnedof the expectedcorruptionandturningfrom the way
he has commandedthem, inDeuteronomy31:27-29 he usedstrong
wordslike
For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you have
been rebellious against the LORD while I am still alive and with
you, how much more will you rebel after I die!
And
For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly
corrupt and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days
to come, disaster will fall on you because you will do evil in the
sight of the LORD and arouse his anger by what your hands have
made
Jesushaswarnedthe priestswhospendmore time inthe housesof
widows. InMatthew23:14 he said
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you
devour widows' houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers;
therefore you will receive greater condemnation
In Matthew7:15-20, Jesuswarnedof the false teacherswhomislead
people
Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s
clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves
The same teachingisalsowritteninLuke 6:43-44
As Mosesand Jesuswarnedof the false teacherswhoexplain
religiontotheirbenefits,the prophetof Islamhasalsowarnedof
those whoignore the true teachingsandteachdifferentteachings
I will say those people are from me. It will be said, 'You do not
know what changes and new things they did after you.' Then I will
say, 'Far removed (from mercy), far removed (from mercy),
those who changed (the religion) after me!
That is recordedinBukhari 7051 Book 92, Hadith4 andin Volume 9,
Book88, Hadith 174
The prophetof Islamhaswarnedof the badMuslimscholarswho
orderothersto do goodbut theydo notdo goodand whoforbid
othersfromevil while theydoevil
That hadithisrecordedinSahihal-Bukhari 7098 - Book92, Hadith
49
The prophetof Islamwarnedthose whoabandonthe true teachings
of Islamandwhojustifyfightingandkillings;he warnedof thatin
manyHadithslike Bukhari 7070 - Book 92, Hadith 21 and 7077 -
Book92, Hadith28 and121 - Book3, Hadith63
In anotherHadith,he describedthe badMuslimscholarswhojustify
killingas ‘worst people under the sky’. That is recordedin
Mishkatal-Masabih1/91 Hadith276
The bestadvice isto follow the commongroundof the clear
teachingsastaught bythe prophets.The same message revealedto
the prophetsbythe same God mustbe consistent,clearandeasy
for all people regardlessof theirlevelof educationorexperience
The common groundof religionteachingsinclude:
In obedienceandrepentance isyoursalvation,if youobeyand do
gooddeeds,youwill be blessed,if youdisobeyyouwill be lost;that
isthe clearmessage.Thatmessage isthe most consistentmessage
by Moses,confirmedbyJesusandbyIslamicteachings
Insteadof the true religionteachingswhichshoulduniteall people
underthe same guidelinesof obedience,repentance,forgiveness,
gooddeedsand compassion;we findthe distortedteachingswhich
agitate hatredand the unnecessaryendlesswarsandsectarian
conflicts
We have the choice to be like the sonwhosays thatif the wordof
God includessomuchcrueltyandso manycontradictions,thenIdo
not needthe wordof such God
We alsohave the choice to be like the sonwhosays we cannot
teachthe harshteachingslike ‘pluckoutyoureye’or‘woe toyou’or
‘freelyyou have received;freelygive’,we shouldcontinuetoteach
attractive teachingsbecause we needanincome tosurvive
We alsohave choice to be like the sonwhosaysmaybe the fatheris
testingus;maybe some of my brothershave changedthe message
of the fatherto explainittotheirbenefits
We alsohave the choice to be like the sonwhosays that he knows
the true wordsof the wise fatheras he knowshisownchildren,he
will continue toidentifythe truththathurtsand he wouldhappily
accept anypersecutionfromthe majoritywhichhate the truth;that
iswhat the prophetsdidandthat is whatthe prophetsorderedusto
do
Question: We don’t need any more prophets
because Christ left us the Bible and the Holy
Spirit
Answer:The parable of The Weeds inthe Grain(or The Tares) in
Matthew13:24-30 teachesthatboththe goodand the bad grains
shouldstaytill the end.There will alwaysbe goodgrains,the wheat
or the true teachingswhichnourishthe spiritandthere willalsobe
the weedsorthe addedteachingswhichdistortthe true message of
God. That ispart of the testing
The struggle betweenthe goodandthe evil willcontinueuntil the
endof the world;as longas there isa needtoidentifythe true
teachingsandthe wrongteachings,Godwill continue tonominate
Prophetstoclarifythe truth
Question: Which verses are distorted?
Question: Why shouldanyone distort the
teachings of the prophets?
WhenJacob’sdescendants wantedtoglorify him, they claimedthat
he wrestledwithGodandwas saved.The verses inGenesis32:24-30
teachthat Jacob was able towrestle withGod;he saidto God
"I will not let you go unless you bless me”
Althoughthe true teachingsof Deuteronomy10:17 teach that God
doesnotfavour ‘whoshowsnopartiality’,the descendantsof Jacob
wantedtoglorifyhiminthe name of God; theyaddedthe distorted
teachingof Genesis25:23 andMalachi 1:2-3 “Jacob I loved, but
Esau I hated”
Theywantedto saythat it isthe will of God to choose them
regardlessof anyconditionlike goodworkandtrue faith.That
distortedteachingisagainstthe true teachingsof MosesthatGod
choosesthe righteouswhoobeyandcurse the wickedas the core
and the mostconsistentteachingsof Exodus19:5, Leviticus18:4-5,
Leviticus26, Deuteronomy11:18-20, 11:26-28 , Deuteronomy28,
Deuteronomy30:15-16 , andDeuteronomy30:19, Deuteronomy
32:46-47
The same mistake isalsocommittedby some of the Christian
scholarswhoteach the wrongdoctrine of unconditional election
and by some of the Muslimscholarswhoteachthat people had
been predestinedtoheaven orhell before they were bornand
before they hadanychance to do goodor evil deeds
Deuteronomy30:11-14 teachthat obedience ispossible;the verses
have beencopiedinto Romans10:5-9 in orderto change the
salvationbyobedience intothe salvationbyfaithalone
Some teachers teachthat obedience is notpossible;theydonot
teachDeuteronomy30:11-14 anymore;theyteachthe distorted
teachingswhichteachthatobedience isnotpossible likeRomans
7:14-25, Romans10:5-9 and Galatians3:10
The original versesof Deuteronomy30:11-14 are:
Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult
for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that
you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and
proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” Nor is it beyond the
sea, so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get
it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” No, the word is
very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you
may obey it
The distortedversesof Romans10:5-9 are:
Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness
which is based on the law shall live by it. But the
righteousness based on faith says, "Do not say in your
heart, Who will ascend into heaven?" (that is, to bring
Christ down) or "Who will descend in the abyss?" (that is,
to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it
say? The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart
(that is, the word of faith which we preach); because if you
confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your
heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved
Question: What is the reason of such changes?
A: The reasonof the change is to shift the faithfoundationsfrom
obedience,repentance, andgooddeedsintoclaimsof faithwithout
goodworksor obedience toGod’slaw
Romans7:19 teaches
For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not
want to do--this I keep on doing
Jameshas correctedthatmisunderstandingin James4:17
If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn't do
it, it is sin for him
Insteadof the true andmost consistent teachingsof ‘blessingsfor
obedience andcursesfordisobedience’inDeuteronomy28,
Leviticus18:4-5, Deuteronomy11:18-20, 11:26-28 , Deuteronomy
32:46-47, Deuteronomy30:15-16 , andDeuteronomy30:19, some
teachersteachthat God choosespeople regardlessof their
obedience asinthe distortedteachingsof Deuteronomy9:5-6and
Deuteronomy7:6,Malachi 1:2, Romans 9:13
Question:DoesGodneedourobedience?
Answer:If God wantsto setup the testingenvironmenttotest
people,thenwe are notsupposedtoadvise Godonhow to set up
the termsand conditionsof the testing.The studentsare not
supposedtoadvise the teacheronhow to prepare the exams.God
has createdusand he knowshow totest us
Question:We donot believe thatthe scripturesinclude some
distortedverses;we understandthat the whole the bookisinspired
by God
Answer:The teaching‘all the bookisinspiredbyGod’isnotthe true
teachingsof the Prophets;the Prophetswanedthatthere willbe
false teacherswhomisleadthe majority –that statement‘all the
bookis inspiredbyGod’waswrittenbefore the bibleswere written
and cannotbe usedas an authenticationtothe accuracyof
everythingwritteninthe scriptures
Question:AccordingtoJudaismteachings,we understandthatthe
Jewsare the chosenchildrenof God;theyare the chosenregardless
of anyconditionlike goodworkandtrue faith.
Question:Godhasfavouredthe descendantsof Abrahamregardless
of theirwork;thatis the promise of God as writteninDeuteronomy
9:5-6 and Deuteronomy7:6
Answer:If we complete the versesof Deuteronomy 9and
Deuteronomy7,we will know thatMoseswasurgingpeople to
obey;Moseshave nevertaughtthat God rewardspeople while they
are disobedient .
Those versesof Deuteronomy9:5-6and Deuteronomy7:6which
musthave beenaddedbythe scribeswholike boastingforbeingthe
‘chosenpeople’
Question:Howdoyouconclude that the versesmusthave been
added?
Answer:
Because the otherverseswhichdefine the chosenpeopleare based
on the conditionof obedience;those are the mostre-iterated
teachingsby Moses, David,Solomon,Isaiahandthe Prophetslike
Exodus19:5, Leviticus18:4-5, Leviticus26,Deuteronomy11:18-20,
11:26-28 , Deuteronomy28, Deuteronomy30:15-16 , and
Deuteronomy30:19, Deuteronomy32:46-47
Psalms4:3 teachesthat people are consideredasthe chosenpeople
of God because of theirobedience,notbecause of the
righteousnessof theirfathers
Those versesmusthave beenaddedbecause the scribeslikedto
boastand to claimthat theyare the chosen.AlsoMosesandthe
prophetshave warnedof the scripture changes inDeuteronomy
31:27-29, Amos8:11-12, Jeremiah8:8-13,5:30-31, and 23:16, 21,
32, 36, Isaiah30:9-11
Question:We understand that the Holy Book is
inspired by God
The NewMessiah:The HolyBook includessome of the true
teachingsandincludessome additionsandchanges. The verse in 2
Timothy3:16 is nottaught byJesus.That verse iswrittenbefore any
of the fourgospels
Question:Howcan we identifythe true teachingsandthe distorted
teachings?
A: The true prophet’steachingscanbe identifiedasthe consistent
teachingswe findinthe teachingsof Mosesinthe Torah booksof
Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy whichare repeatedorconfirmedin
the Psalmsof David,whichare repeatedorconfirmedinthe books
of Solomonlike the Proverbs,otherbooksof Isaiahandthe
Prophets,repeatedorconfirmedbyJesusinthe gospels,repeated
or confirmedbythe teachingsof Islam.
Those teachingsare the commonground whichincludesthe true
teachingslike the beliefinGod,obedience toGod’scommands,
maintainingjustice andmercy,doinggooddeeds,defendingthe
orphans,the widows,the strangers,andthe oppressed, etc.
All prophetshave mentionedthosefew teachingsandhave advised
that the personwhofellow those teachingsisbuildinghisfaithon
solidfoundationsandwill be saved
All the Prophetsalsowarnedthatthe personwhofellow the false
teacherswhoteachattractive teachingstoattract people andto
reapthe financial giftsinexchangeof the wrongteachings.
The personwhofollowthe attractive teachingsandexpectfree
salvationwithoutobedience toGod’slaw isbuildinghisfaithon
sand andwill perish
Question: Can religionhelpin resolving the
world’s problems?
Question:Howcan youresolve the Israeli–Palestinianconflict?
The problem couldbe resolvedif we refertothe true religion
teachingsinsteadof the distorted ones
The core of the issue isthe wrongunderstandingthatthe Jewsare
the unconditionallychosenpeople of God;thatis wrongaccording
to the teachingsof Moses like Exodus19:5, Leviticus18:4-5,
Leviticus26, Deuteronomy11:18-20, 11:26-28 , Deuteronomy28,
Deuteronomy30:15-16 , andDeuteronomy30:19, Deuteronomy
32:46-47
Those are the mostreiteratedandconsistentteachingsof Torah
whichteachthat the choice of God and the blessingsare conditional
‘blessingsforobedience andcursesfordisobedience’
Mosesdidnot teach that the Jewsare the only chosenpeople;the
correct definitionof the chosenpeople of Godastaught by Mosesis
an openinvitationtoeachpersontobe a chosensonof God by
obedience, bymaintainingjustice,byapplyingone measure orone
lawfor JewsandNon-Jews,fortakingcare of the orphans,the
widows, andthe strangers
Jewishscholarsdonotteachthe original teachingsanymore;they
teachthe distorted teachingsof Deuteronomy9:5-6and
Deuteronomy7:6in orderto claim that God has chosen them
regardlessof the conditionof obedience
Those claimswere nottaughtby Moses,David,Solomon,Isaiah,or
by the Prophets;those prophetshave warnedof the wrong
teachings
Psalms4:3 teachesthatpeople are consideredasthe chosenpeople
of God because of theirobedience,notbecause of the
righteousnessof theirfathers
The main reasonof the conflictisthe assumption thatthe Jewsare
superiortoothersand that theyhave the rightto do whateverthey
wantwithoutmaintainingjustice andwithouthavingtoapplythe
same lawfor JewsandNon-Jews
Moses has warnedof the expectedcorruptionandturningfromthe
wayhe has commanded hispeople,inDeuteronomy31:27-29 he
said
For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you have
been rebellious against the LORD while I am still alive and with
you, how much more will you rebel after I die!
And
For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly
corrupt and to turn from the way I have commanded you.
There are muchmore warningof the scripture changesbymany
prophets;examplesare Amos8:11-12, Jeremiah8:8-13, 5:30-31,
and 23:16, 21, 32, 36, Isaiah30:9-11
In orderto resolve the problem,itisnecessarytofollow the original
teachings, tomaintainjustice andtohave the same law for Jewsand
non-Jewsasperthe original Torahteachings Deuteronomy25:13-
16, Exodus12:49, Leviticus19:33-37, Leviticus24:22, Numbers
15:15-16, Deuteronomy24:14-15
To resolve the conflict,itisnecessaryto maintainJusticeastaught
by Mosesand the Prophets;if anyhouse or landisnot sold to the
Jews;thenthe oldowneror hisdescendant mustbe fairly
compensated
To resolve the conflict,itisnecessarytouse the same measure and
the same law forJewand non-Jew astaughtbyMoses and bythe
Prophets
Good Jewishteachershave arole toplay;theycan teach the original
teachingsinsteadof the distortedteachings
Good Muslimscholarshave a role to play;theycan explainthe
teachingswhichencourage forgivenessinsteadof revenge;theycan
teachthe verseswhichencourage reconciliationandfriendship
The most frequentlyused Hebrew wordisShalom;the most
frequentlyusedArabicwordisSalam;bothwordsmeansPEACE;
those are the mostimportantgreetingsinHebrew andinArabic.
JewsandArabs should apply the meaningsof theirmostfrequently
used words
We shouldfollowthe wisdomtaughtin Isaiah2:4; itteachesthat
‘Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they
learn war any more’
Isaiah also taught that the efforts and the resources should be
invested in the agricultural tools to produce food instead of
wasting the resources in the military hardware
‘they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears
into pruning hooks’
We shouldalsorememberthe wisdomtaughtinIsaiah9:16
Those who guide this people mislead them,
and those who are guided are led astray.
That wisdomteachthat some leadersdonotlistentothe poor
people whoneedfoodandpeace;theylistentothe powerful
militarygeneralswhojustifymilitaryexpenditure andwhoglorify
wars to defeattheirenemies
We shouldalsorememberthe wisdomtaughtin ISAIAH32:16-18
The wisdom teach that justice will bring peace
We shouldalsorememberthe prophecyof ISAIAH19:23-25
23 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to
Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to
Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. 24 In
that day Israel will be the third, along with Egypt and Assyria, a
blessing[b] on the earth. 25 The Lord Almighty will bless them,
saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and
Israel my inheritance.”
Isaiahmentionedthatwe shouldnotlistentothe leaderswho
promote wars,we shouldchange the prioritytothe agricultural
toolsand prosperityinsteadof buildingthe militaryhardware,
Alsomentionedthatwithoutjustice;people will nothave peace or
securedhome;thenhe predictedthatthere will be peace and
continuousroadsbetween Egypt,Palestine,andIsrael andthat
those nationswill be blessed
If we go backto the original religionteachingsinsteadof the
distortedteachings,manyotherproblems couldbe solved
If the differentsectsof Islamlike Sunni andSheaacceptthe
teachingsof Quranand the original basicteachings astaught by the
Prophetof Islam,there will be noSunni orShea;onlyMuslimswho
followthe Quranandthe original basicteachingsof Islam
If the differentsectsof Christianityacceptthe teachingsof Jesus;
there will be nosectsbut onlyChristianswho follow the basic
original teachingsastaughtbyJesus
If the majorityprovide the same rightstothe minoritiesineach
country;justice will promote compassionandcooperationinsteadof
hatredand conflicts
If both of the MuslimsandChristianswhoare fightingeachothersin
Africaand otherplacesacceptthe basic original teachingsof
ChristianityandIslam,peace shouldprevail
The basic original teachingsare the teachingsof Moseswhichare
confirmedbythe teachingsof Jesuswhichare also confirmedin
Islam.Those commonteachingsineachreligionteachthatpeople
shouldbelieve inGod,shouldmaintainjustice,andshoulddogood
deedstohelpothers
More Questions and Answers
Question:Those attractive teachingshave beentaughtfor
thousandsof yearsand have beenacceptedbybillionsof people;
those cannotbe wrong!
Answer:InMatthew7:13-14, Jesuswarnedthe majority
Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way
is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter
through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads
to life, and there are few who find it
Most people ignore thatteachingsandsay‘Aslongas I am withthe
majority,Ishouldbe fine’,buttheyare wrongaccordingto the
teachingsof JesusinLuke 13:24-27, Matthew 7:13-14
Isaiah1:15-17 teach When you spread out your hands in prayer, I
hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am
not listening. Your hands are full of blood! Wash and make
yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing
wrong. Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.
Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow
Isaiah30:9-13 and Isaiah 30:12-14 warnthose whoignore the true
scripture andare interestedinthe interestingstories
For these are rebellious people, deceitful children,
children unwilling to listen to the LORD’s instruction.
They say to the seers, “See no more visions!” and to the
prophets,
“Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant
things,prophesy illusions.
“Because you have rejected this message, relied on
oppression and depended on deceit, this sin will become for
you like a high wall, cracked and bulging, that collapses
suddenly, in an instant. It will break in pieces like pottery
That is a prophecythat the attractive teachingswhichsurvivedfor
longtime cannotsurvive tothe end,but will collapseandbreakin
pieceslike pottery
JesusalsoprophesiedsimilarprophesyinMatthew 7:24-27 and in
Luke 6:47-49, he warnedof ‘the great crash’
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and
puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his
house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose,
and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did
not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock
But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not
put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his
house on sand.
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew
and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash
Question:We understandthatwe donot needrepentance aswe
are savedbygrace
Answer:Repentance isacore teachingof all religions,inLuke 13:3
and 13:5, Jesustaughtthat repentance isnecessaryforsalvation;in
those verseshe specificallysaid ‘Butunlessyourepent,youtoowill
all perish’
Matthew3:8-10 clarifiesthatprophetspreachof repentance
Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your
sins and turned to God. Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re
safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means
nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham
from these very stones. Even now the ax of God’s judgment
is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every
tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down
and thrown into the fire
Matthew3:2 and 4:17 showsthatJohnand Jesuspreached
repentance
Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of
Heaven is near
Matthew9:13 teachesthatJesuscame to call the sinnerto
repentance
I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the
righteous, but sinners to repentance
In Luke 15:7 and 15:10, Jesustaughtthat there isjoyinheavenover
repentantsinner
Luke 15: 32 clarifiesthatthe RepentantSinnerwasdeadbefore his
repentance
But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your
brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found
James5:19-20 urge us to guide the lostpersontothe truth and to
bringhimback to God
My brothers, if one of you wanders from the truth, and
someone causes him to return, you should know that
whoever turns a sinner from his wandering path will save
him from death and cover many sins
Question: We understand that all have sinned
and fall short of glory of God; that is written in
Romans 3:23
Answer:Thatis notwhat Jesustaught;Jesushave confirmedthe
teachingsof otherprophetsthatthere are also righteouswhoobey
and do gooddeeds;those shine like the Sun
In Matthew5:16, he taught Let your light shine before men in
such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your
Father who is in heaven
In Matthew13:43 he taught Then shall the righteous shine forth
as the sun in the kingdom of their Father
Jesusdidnotteach that all people are bornsinners;he taughtthat
the childrenare pure and innocentandurgedusto become as pure
as children
In Matthew18:3 he said: Truly I tell you, unless you change and
become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of
heaven
Psalms37:4-6 teaches Delight yourself in the LORD and he will
give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the
LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your
righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like
the noonday sun
The versesof Isaiah58:6-11 do notteach that all people are bad;the
versesexplainthatitispossible forpeopletoobey;the verses
include gooddescriptionsof the obedientrighteouslike:
‘Then your light will break forth like the dawn,’
‘then your righteousness will go before you,’
‘then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday’
‘You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail’
Fair teachersshouldnotignore suchwisdomandteach that people
are bornsinnersandcannot obeyGod
The wrong doctrineslike the original sinandthe total depravityare
basedon suchwrong teachings
People shouldnotacceptthe claimsthat‘all people are sinners’;
people knowthatsuchteachingmustbe wrongbecause theysee
the righteouswhoobeyanddo gooddeeds;peopleverifythatfact
everyday.Many scripture versesconfirmthe factthatthere are
righteouswhoobeyanddogood deeds.Examplesare Matthew
5:16, Matthew13:43, Matthew 18:3, Psalms37:6, Isaiah58:8 and
manyother verses
let your light shine before others, that they may see your good
deeds and glorify your Father in heaven
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of
their Father
Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little
children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven
‘He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your
judgment as the noonday’
‘Then your light will break out like the dawn,
And your recovery will speedily spring forth;
And your righteousness will go before you;
The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard’
Question:Whatare the reasonsforthe scripture distortion?are
those bymistake or byintention?
Answer:Suchbasicreligiondistortionscannotjusthappenby
mistake;itmusthave happenedbyintention.The badteacherswant
to falsifythe true teachingslikesalvationbyobedienceandgood
deedsintothe attractive promisesof free salvationbygrace
Question:Whyshouldtheydothat?What makesthemdistortthe
religionandreplace the originalteachingsbyfalse teachings?
Answer:The original teachingsdonotrequire mediatorsbetween
people andtheircreator.If theyobeyanddo gooddeedstheywill
be saved.Suchteachingsdonot leave aroom for the bad teachers
to introduce free salvationandtoreap the financial giftsin
exchange of the attractive teachings
Question:Whatmakespeople acceptsuchfalse teachings?
Answer:The true teachingsare harsh;
If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away,
that iswhat JesustaughtinMatthew 18:9, Matthew 5:29 and Mark
9:47
Some people are notwillingtolistentosuchhard teachings,but
theypreferthe attractive teachingslikeEphesians1:4
God has chosen us before the foundations of the world
And2 Thessalonians 2:13
God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation
Bad scholarsdo notteach the true teachingslike Matthew 10:8
Freely you have received; freely give; theyteach that itis o.k.to
reapthe financial giftsinexchangeof the spiritual giftsandteach
the attractive oneslike Romans8:30
And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also
justified; those he justified, he also glorified
Theytry to make people feelhappybysuchteachingsinorderto
receive more donations
The true shepherdedteachesthe harshteachings,parentsdiscipline
theirchildrenandurge themto studyhard,teachersmotivate the
studentstoearnthe success,butthe bad persontellsthe students
that theycannotearn the successand promisestobringsomeone to
pass the examsontheirbehalf
Who is right?Are the parentsand teachersright?Or isit the person
whotellsthe studentsthattheycannotearntheir successand
promisesthe studenttobringsomeone topassthe examsforthem?
Eventhose bad teacherswhoteachthat people are sinnersand
cannot earntheirsalvation,theyurge theirchildrentoworkhard
and motivate themtoearntheirsuccess
Whichis the rightteaching?Isit ‘Freelyyoureceived,freelygive’as
taught byJesusor isit reapingthe financial giftsinexchange of the
spiritual giftsaswrittenin 1 Corinthians9:11
As Moseswarned againstthe expectedcorruptionandturningfrom
the way he has commandedinDeuteronomy31:27- 29, Jesusalso
warnedagainstthose whoclaimto have prophesiedandperformed
miraclesinhisname.That isfound inMatthew 7:21-23, and Luke
13:25-27
In Matthew7:15-20, Jesuswarnedof the false teacherswhomislead
people;he advisedustoidentifythemfromtheirbaddeeds
“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s
clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. “You will know them
by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor
figs from thistles, are they? “So every good tree bears good
fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. “A good tree cannot
produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. “Every
tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into
the fire. “So then, you will know them by their fruits.
The same teachingisalsowritteninLuke 6:43-44
Many Muslimscholarsteachthat the Jewsare cursedand that the
Christianshave beenmisguidedandthatthe Muslimsare the truly
guidedpeople;thatisnotaccording to the true teachingsof Quran
verses;itisnot the correct explanationof verse 1:7 of Quran
The correct explanationisaskingGodtoguide all people tothe
straightway;the wayof those blessedobedientnotthose who
disobeythe prophets
Many Muslimscholarswantto saythat God doesnot like the Jews
and the Christians;but the true and fairexplanationof verse 1:7is
that God doesnotlike the Jewswhodisobeythe teachingsof
Moses,and doesnotlike the Christianswhodisobeythe teachings
of Jesusandalsodoesnotlike the Muslimswhodisobeythe
teachingsof Islam
Question:Howcan we prove thatthe lastexplanationisthe true
explanation?
Answer:Because the verse doesnotmentionthe Jewsorthe
Christians,and the consistentversesof all religionsteachthatGod
likesthe obedientwhodoesgoodworksanddoesnotlike the
disobedientwhodoesbaddeeds
Question:AccordingtomyIslamicbelief,Iunderstandthatthe Islam
isthe onlytrue religion
Answer:AccordingtoIslamicteachings,youhave beenaskedto
believeinwhathasbeenrevealedtootherProphetslike Mosesand
Jesusandyou are askednot to discriminate betweenthe prophets.
You may reviewverseslike2:136 and 4:136
Say: We believe in Allah and (in) that which has been revealed to
us, and (in) that which was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael and
Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and (in) that which was given to
Moses and Jesus, and (in) that which was given to the prophets
from their Lord, we do not make any distinction between any of
them and to Him do we submit
The Quran verseswhichmentionMosesandJesusare more than
the Quran verseswhichmentionthe prophetof Islam
Question:IunderstandthatIslamhasreplacedthe previous
religions andithasdifferentteachings
Answer:The basicteachingsof the oldtestimonylike‘blessingsfor
obedience andcursesfordisobedience’and‘Inrepentance and
obedience isyoursalvation’are confirmedbyJesusandare alsothe
mostconsistentverses inQuran
Verse 7:96 confirmsthe ‘blessingsforobedience andthe cursesfor
disobedience’–the same basicteachingsof all religions
The same teachingisalsoconfirmedinverses45:30-31 the believers
whoobeyand dogood deedswill be blessed
Verseslike 35:37 explainsthe conditionsof the disobedientwho
wishto go backto life todo gooddeeds(althoughtheyare granted
enoughtime todemonstrate theirbehaviour)
That is similarteachingtowhatJesustaughtaboutThe Rich Man
and Lazarus inLuke 16:19-31
Verse 30:41 teachesthatEvil and the cursesare the resultsof
disobedience
Quran verseslike 11:51, 34:47, 6:90, 12:104, 34:39, and 36:21 teach
the same as taught by Jesus - freelygive,donotacceptanyreward
for preaching
The same teachingisalsotaughtby manyProphetsin26:145,
26:164, and 26:180
Verse 46:20 warnsthe arrogant people whodidnotobeybutchose
to enjoya luxurylife;thatissimilartothe wisdomtaughtbyJesusin
Luke 16:25
Verses27:83-85 confirmwhatMoses andJesustaughtabout
consideringobedience asthe mostimportantobjectiveof life;those
whoignore that fact anddenythe prophetswill be asked‘whatelse
have youbeendoing?’
Question: I do notaccept some prophets
Verses 28:65-66 warns those whorejectthe Prophets
Question:We understandthatitisup to God to guide onlysome
groupsof people;thatistaughtinQuran verse 7:30
Answer:If we complete thatverse,we findoutthatthose whoare
not guidedhave chosentofollow devil’stemptationsinsteadof
obedience to God
That verse doesnotteachthat God misleadssome people,butit
teachesthatpeople are misledwhentheyfollow the devil’s
temptations
Such teachingsare alsowritteninthe bible;anexampleisJames
1:12
Verse 15:42 teachesthatthe devil doesnothave authoritytoforce
people tosin
Verse 16:99 teachesthatobedientbelieverscanresistdevil’s
temptations
17:65 teachesthatthe devil hasnoauthoritytomisleadpeople
(theycan resisttemptations)
Verse 6:119 teachesthatmany people are ledastraybytheirown
luststhroughignorance.
43:36-37 warns those whoignore GodGuidance that theywill be
misledbydevils
7:146 teachesthatGod doesnot guide the arrogantwho ignore the
signsand denyGod’smessage
Such teachingsare alsowritteninthe bible;anexampleisIsaiah
30:9-11
41:46 teachesthatpeople have the choice todo eithergooddeeds
or bad deeds
30:44-45 teach that itis upto people tobelieveortodisbelieve;
theyare notpredestinedbuttheyare giftedwiththe free will
So itis up to themtoobeyor to disobey;theywill be rewarded
accordingto theirchoice and accordingto theirdeeds
7:28 teachesthatwe shouldnotautomaticallyinheritthe habitsof
the parents
37:69-70 warn those whoblindlyfollow the father’sreligion
They indeed found their fathers astray, and they are
eagerly following their footsteps
The same teachingisconfirmedin43:23-25
16:35 warnsthose whosay that it isall decidedbyGodand we do
not have decisionsaboutfaithmatters
17:15 teachesthatGod enablespeopletochoose theirfaith,they
will be rewardedaccordingtotheirdeeds,andthere isno
punishmentforthose whodonotknow aboutthe Prophets
32:12 warnsthose whofail to do gooddeeds
34:25-26 teach that everyone will be judgedforhisdeedsonly(not
for the mistakesof fathersorothers)
41:53, 30:20-25 and manyotherverses urge us to thinkof God’s
signs
There are many verses to urge people to think of
God’s signs in Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah and in the
parables of Jesus
43:72 Teachesthat people are rewardedaccordingtotheirdeeds
(Goddoesnot create people asholyor sinners.He doesnot
determine theirsalvation,buthe delegatesthattasktoeach person)
And that is Paradise which you are made to inherit for what
you used to do
45:15 teachesthatpeople determine theirfate bytheirdeeds
Whoever does a good deed - it is for himself; and whoever
does evil - it is against the self. Then to God you will be
returned
45:21-22 teach that God distinguishesthe righteousfromthe evil
doers
45:28-31 explainsthatpeople willbe rewardedfortheirdeeds;all
deedsare recorded
46:13 teachesthatthe obedientbelieverscanearntheirsalvation
Many Muslimscholarsreferto verses23:52 and21:92 as relatedto
the nationof Islamandtheyurge Muslimsto be unitedasone
nation,butthe contextbefore the versesisrelatedtothe nationof
all prophetsasone nation;the verses23:23-51 are relatedto
prophetslike Noah,MosesandJesusandverse 23:52 isaddressed
to those prophets‘yourreligion,isone religion’
Alsochapter21 is relatedtothe prophetsandthe title of that
chapteris ‘the prophets’asverses21:48-91 are relatedtothe
prophetslike Moses,Abraham, Lot,Isaac,Jacob,Noah,David,
Solomon,JobandalsoJesus;verse 21:92 isthe message tothose
prophets‘yourreligion,isone religion’
The same message isconfirmedinQuran42:13 whichisa call to
establishthe same one religionwhichhasbeenrevealedtothe
prophetsandnot be divided.Thatcall doesnotadvise Muslimsto
establishthe religionof Islamandignore whathave beenrevealed
to the prophets,the call teachesthatthe religiontobe established
iswhat has beenrevealedtothe prophets
That is alsoconfirmedinVerse 2:136; God knowsthatsome
Muslimsclaimtobe the trulyguidednationandthat the religionof
Islamisthe bestreligionandthatthe prophetof Islamisthe best
prophet.Goddoesnot acceptsuch exaggerationsandprompts
themaboutwhat theyare supposedtosay
Say,” We believe in God and that which is revealed to us; and
what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and their
descendants, and that which was given to Moses, Jesus, and
other Prophets from God. We do not discriminate any of them,
and to God we have surrendered ourselves
That is alsowhatthe prophetof Islamtaught inHadithBukhari 652
whenhe mentionedthatthe Prophetsare brothers,theirreligionis
one religion
The true message tobe explainedisnottounite the Muslimas one
distinguishednation,butthe versesteachthatthe followersof
prophetshave dividedtheirone religion(verse21:93) andto teach
that the followersof the prophetswhotrulybelieveanddogood
deedswill be rewarded(verse21:94)
Such versesprove the mistakesof the Muslimswhoclaimthatthey
are the trulyguided people andthatJewsare cursedandChristians
are misguided
Such versesprove the mistakesof the Christianswhoclaimthatthey
are the predestined,the justified,the glorified,andthe chosen
before the foundationsof the world
Such versesprove the mistakesof the Jewswhoclaimthattheyare
the onlychosenpeople of God
The fair and wise Godopensthe doorsfor eachperson,advisesall
to obeythe teachingsof the prophetsandpromisessalvationsand
rewardsto the obedientrighteous
God doesnot orderthe followersof the prophetstodivide into
manyreligionsoranysects
There are noreasonsfor Christianstobe dividedintoCatholics,
Protestants,Orthodox;all Christiansare supposedtofollow Jesus
If theyreallyfollowJesus;there mustbe nodivisions,conflictsor
unnecessarywars
If theyreallyfollowJesus,theymustalsoobeyhiminconfirming
whathave beenrevealedtootherprophetsmentionedbyJesuslike
Moses,David,Solomon,andIsaiah
There are noreasonsfor the Muslimstobe dividedintoSunnisand
Shia;all Muslimsare supposedtofollow the teachingsof Islam
If theyreallyfollowthe teachingsof Islam, theymustalsoconfirm
whathave beenrevealedtootherprophets
If theyreallyfollowthe teachingsof Islam;there mustbe no
divisions,nosectarianconflictsorunnecessarywars
Islamteachesthatthe Jewswhoobeythe teachingsof Mosesare
saved,The Christianswhoobeythe teachingsof Jesusare saved,
and that Muslimsare alsotestedlike othersandwill alsobe
rewardedaccordingtotheirfaithand goodworksas others.
Those teachingsshouldprove thatthe distortedteachingsof
‘Muslimsare the trulyguidedpeople whileothersare cursedor
misled’are wrongteachings
Accordingto the true teachingsof Moses,God doesnot considerthe
Jewsas hisownchosenpeople andforsake others,the definitionof
the God’s chosenpeople isnotwhatthe Jewish scholarssay,the
true definitioniswhatGodhas revealedtoMoseswhichisan open
invitationtoeachhumanto become aGod’s chosenpersonvia
obedience,justice, repentance,andgooddeeds
The true definitionof the God’schosenpeopleare those who obey
and do goodworksas writteninmanyverseslike Deuteronomy28,
Deuteronomy30,Exodus19, Leviticus20,Leviticus26 and many
otherbible chapters
Accordingto the true teachingsof Jesus,people are savedby
obedience,repentance andbygooddeeds.Jesushasconfirmedthe
same core religionteachingsof all religions;the obedience toGod’s
lawand that people willbe rewardedaccordingtotheirgooddeeds.
The teachingsof the elected,the predestined,the glorified,the
sanctified,andthose chosenbyGodbefore the foundationof the
worldare nottaught byJesus
Accordingto the true teachingsIslam, people are savedby
obedience,repentance andbygooddeeds;Islamdoesnotreplace
the core religionteachingsof otherreligions;Islamicteachings
confirmthe true teachingsof Mosesand Jesus
There shouldbe noproblemsif we follow the original prophet’s
teachingsandif we follow the God’sgiftsof intelligence and
conscience;the causesof the problemsare the distortedteachings
whichhave beenchangedandexplainedtosuitthe purposesof the
scribesandthe scholars
Bad teachersdonot teach the true teachingswhichurgesusto obey
God’slaw like Deuteronomy6:4-9,Deuteronomy11:18-20, 11:26-
28 , Deuteronomy32:46-47, Deuteronomy30:15-16 , Deuteronomy
30:19, andLeviticus18:4-5 whichare confirmedbyJesus in
Matthew22:35-40, Luke 10:25-28, Mark 12:28-34, but theyteach
the distortedteachings like
We are saved by grace through faith apart from works -
Ephesians2:8-9
Even when we were dead in sins, we are saved by grace -
Ephesians2:5
A man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law -
Romans3:28
A man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith -
Galatians 2:16
For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse -
Galatians3:10
The bad teachersdo notteach the true harsh teachingslike If your
eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away whichis
taught byJesusinMatthew 18:9, Matthew 5:29 and Mark 9:47, but
theyteachthe attractive teachingswhichwere nevertaughtby
Jesuslike
God has chosen us before the foundations of the world -
Ephesians 1:4
God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation - 2
Thessalonians 2:13
For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation -
1 Thessalonians5:9
But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die,
but we will all be transformed!
1 Corinthians15:51
God has saved us and called us - 2 Timothy1:9
we have been justified through faith - Romans5:1, Romans5:9
Question:Whythose attractive teachingsare wrong?
A: Those are differentfrom the core teachingstaughtbyJesusand
by the Prophets
Question:Whyshouldtheyteachanydistortedteachings?
Answer:True teachingsare harsh;theyurge people toobeyandto
do gooddeedstoearn theirsalvation.The distortedteachings
promise free salvationasa giftinorderto make people feel happy
Bad teachers donot teach the true teachingslike Matthew 10:8
Freely you have received; freely give; theyteach that itis o.k.to
reapthe financial giftsinexchangeof the spiritual giftsin1
Corinthians9:11 and in1 Corinthians9:14
Insteadof the true andharsh teachingsof JesusinMatthew 7:21-27,
Luke 13:25-27, Matthew 22:35-40, Luke 10:25-28, Matthew 25:35-
45, Mark 12:28-34, Mark 10:17-19, Matthew 19:16-19, Luke 18:18-
20, Luke 6:46-48, John14:15 and John14:21 mostChristianscholars
teachthe distortedandattractive teachingslikeRomans8:30, 1
Thessalonians5:9,Ephesians2:5,Ephesians2:8-9,Romans 3:28,
Galatians2:16, Colossians2:14 and Ephesians1:4
If Jesusand the Prophets taughtthat we shouldfollowthe law
foreveruntil the endof the worldandsomeone whoteach
contradictedteachingstoldusthatwe are not underthe law;then
that personmustbe wrong
If Jesusand the Prophetstaughtthe same basicteachingsthatwe
are savedif we obeyanddo gooddeedsaccordingto the law and
someone whoteachcontradictedteachingstoldusthatwe are
savedbyfaithalone andwithoutthe worksof the law,thenthat
personmustbe wrong
If Jesusand the Prophetstaughtconsistentteachingsandsomeone
introducedsome differentteachingslike the Atonement,original
sin,and total depravity,thenthatpersonmustbe wrong
If the bible versesteachthatthere are twocategoriesof people as
righteousandsinners,thensomeone manipulatesthe oldscripture
to teachthat all people are sinnersthenthatpersonmustbe wrong
If the Prophets teachthatthe innocentshouldnotbe punishedon
behalf of the guiltyandsomeone taughtdifferentteachingsthen
that personmustbe wrong
Proverbs 17:15 5
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the
innocent - the Lord detests them both
Exodus 23:7 Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not
put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit
the guilty
Question:Whythere are manycontradictionsindifferentteachings?
Why didnot God protecthiswordsagainstdistortion?
The scripture of the holybook teachesusthat the scribes have
tampered withthe wordof God to explainittotheirbenefits
Amos8:11-12 teach that people will be thirstyforthe true wordof
God but theywill notfinditanywhere
Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord God,
when I will send a famine on the land—
not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the
words of the Lord.
They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east;
they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the Lord, but they
shall not find it
Jeremiahwarnedof the scribeswhochange the wordof God
Jeremiah8:8-13  How can you say, “We are wise, for we have
the law of the LORD,” when actually the lying pen of the
scribes has handled it falsely?
The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and
trapped.
Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what kind
of wisdom do they have?
Jeremiah6:13 From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for
gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit
Jeremiah5:30-31 A horrible and shocking thing has happened in
the land: The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their
own authority, and my people love it this way
Jeremiah23:16 Thisiswhat the LORD Almightysays:
Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you;
they fill you with false hopes.
They speak visions from their own minds, not from the
mouth of the LORD
Jeremiah23:21I did not send these prophets, yet they have
run with their message;
I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied
Ezekiel 13:6 alsowarnsof the religiondistortion
They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD
saith: and the LORD hath not sent them
Psalms62:4 - warnsthose whotake delightinlies
Psalms78:36-37 - Nevertheless they flattered Him with their
mouth, and they lied to Him with their tongue. Here the people
flattered God by professing that they would serve Him but did
not really mean it in their hearts
Jude 16 - False teachers often walk according to their lusts,
speaking smooth words, flattering people to gain advantage
Isaiah30:9-11 warnsthose whorequire interestingorattractive
teachingsinsteadof the harshProphet'steachings
That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that
will not hear the law of God: Which say to the seers, See
not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things,
speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: Get you out
of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One
of Israel to cease from before us
Jeremiah23:32 warnsof the false teacherswholeadpeople astray
Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,
declares the LORD. “They tell them and lead my people
astray with their reckless lies, yet I did not send or
appoint them. They do not benefit these people in the
least,”
Jeremiah23:36 confirmsthatsome scribesdistortthe wordsof God
But you must not mention ‘a message from the LORD’ again,
because each one’s word becomes their own message. So
you distort the words of the living God
Jeremiah29:9 teachesthat there are false teacherswhoclaimthat
theyreceive God’srevelations
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not
sent them, saith the LORD
Jeremiah14:14 alsowarnsof the false prophetswhoteach
attractive teachings
The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not
sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are
prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatriesa and
the delusions of their own minds
Moses warnedof the expectedcorruptionandturningfromthe
wayhe has commandedthem, inDeuteronomy31:27-29 he used
strongwords like
For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. ‘If you have
been rebellious against the LORD while I am still alive and with
you, how much more will you rebel after I die!
And
For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly
corrupt and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days
to come, disaster will fall on you because you will do evil in the
sight of the LORD and arouse his anger by what your hands have
made
The prophetstaughtthat the believersshouldobey;itisnotenough
to hearthe wordor to claimthat we believeorto claimthat we
followacertainprophet
Mosestaught manytimesthat people shouldkeepGod’s
commandments;anexample isDeuteronomy27:26
Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law
by carrying them out
The Jewswhoignore whatMoses taughtand whojustifythe killings
are nottrue followersof Moses
In Exodus20:13 Moses taught You shall not murder
The bad scribeswhoglorifydefeatingtheirenemiesignoredthe true
teachingandaddedsome verseslike Exodus23:23,Joshua6:20-21,
Judges15:14-15
The true teachingsare ‘Do not have two differing measures’,
‘The same law applies both to the native-born and to the
foreigner’,
‘The foreigner must be treated as your native-born’,
‘You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-
born’
Examplesof the true teachingsare inDeuteronomy25:13-16,
Exodus12:49, Leviticus19:33-37, Leviticus24:22, Numbers15:15-
16, Deuteronomy24:14-15
Deuteronomy25:13-16 Do not have two differing weights in your
bag one heavy, one light. -Do not have two differing measures in
your house—one large, one small. -You must have accurate and
honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land
the LORD your God is giving you.- For the LORD your God detests
anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.
Exodus12:49 The same law applies both to the native-born and to
the foreigner residing among you.
Leviticus19:33-37 When a foreigner resides among you in your
land, do not mistreat them. -The foreigner residing among you
must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself
Leviticus24:22 You are to have the same law for the foreigner
and the native-born
Numbers15:15-16The community is to have the same rules for
you and for the foreigner residing among you; this is a lasting
ordinance for the generations to come. You and the foreigner
shall be the same before the LORD: The same laws and
regulations will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing
among you
Deuteronomy27:19
Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner,
the fatherless or the widow
Deuteronomy24:17 Do not deprive the foreigner or the
fatherless of justice
The biasedscribesignoredthe true teachingsandinsertedsome
additionstorestrictjustice tothe ‘fellow Israelite’,‘mypeople
amongyou’,or ‘Hebrewmenor women’
Examplesof the additionsof ‘fellowIsraelite’,‘mypeople among
you’,‘Hebrewmenorwomenare inDeuteronomy 23:19-20,
Exodus22:25, Leviticus25:35-46, Deuteronomy15:1-2 , 15:7, 15:12
Deuteronomy23:19-20 Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest,
whether on money or food or any-thing else that may earn
interest. You may charge a foreigner interest, but not a fellow
Israelite
Exodus22:25 If you lend money to one of my people among you
who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no
interest
In verse Exodus22:25, the words"mypeople"are addedtolimitthe
justice tothe Israelitesonly
Otherexamplesof the religiondistortionistoadd whattheylike
and teachit as the word of God; Jewishscribeslikedtobe servedby
widows,sotheymade itthroughthe word of God as in 1 Kings17:8-
24, 2 KINGS4:8-37, 1 Samuel 25
1 Kings17:8-24 explainreligiontothe benefitsof the priests.It
teachesthatthe widowshouldserve‘the manof God’ before
feedingherchild;if she does,she will be blessedandherchildwill
be saved
2 KINGS4:8-37 is alsoanotherexplanationof religiontothe benefits
of the priests;itteachesthatthe wealthywomenshouldserve the
priests;if theydo,theirfamilieswill be blessedandtheirchildren
will be restoredtolife
Chapter1 Samuel 25 explainsreligiontothe benefitsof the priests?
It teachesthatwivesof the wealthymenshouldgenerouslydonate
to the ‘holypeople of God’,andthe wealthyhusbandshouldbe
cursedto deathif he rejectstoshare hiswealth?Italsoteachesthat
the wise wife shouldaccepttobe a wife tothe ‘holeypersonof God’
afterher husbandiscursedto death
Jesushaswarnedthe priestswhospendmore time inthe houses of
widows. InMatthew23:14 he said Woe to you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows' houses, and
for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive
greater condemnation
In Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47 he said They devour widows’ houses
and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished
most severely
In Luke 11:52 he said Woe to you, teachers of the law and
Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of
heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you
let those enter who are trying to
Judges19 isnot the inspiredwordof God,butcursing othertribesin
the name of God
Descendantsof levitieswantedthe bible tobe aneternal witnesson
the corruptionof Benjamintribe.Theywantedtocurse the tribe of
Benjaminsothatthe curse will be versesof the HolyScripture
forever.Anyone whoreadsJudges19 shouldrecognize thatthe
storyis made up to suitthe purpose of the bad levitiesscribes
2 Kings2:23-24 are additionstothe benefitsof the religionteachers;
the message isthat anyone whomakesfunof the ‘holypeople of
God’ will be punishedtodeathbyGod
2 Kings13:21 isan additiontoglorifyElisha
Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly
they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man's body
into Elisha's tomb. When the body touched Elisha's bones,
the man came to life and stood up on his feet
Althoughthe true teachingsof Deuteronomy10:17 teachthat God
doesnotfavour ‘whoshowsnopartiality’
The descendantsof Jacobwantedto glorifyhiminthe name of God;
theyaddedthe distortedteachingof Genesis25:23
Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within
you will be separated;
one people will be stronger than the other, and the older
will serve the younger.
Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated is also added in Malachi
1:2-3
Theywantedto saythat it isthe will of God to choose them
regardlessof anyconditionlike goodworkandtrue faith.That
distortedteachingisagainstthe true teachingsof MosesthatGod
choosesthe righteouswhoobeyandcurse the wickedasthe core
and the mostconsistentteachingsof the oldtestimony
Anotherexampleof the religiondistortionisGenesis9:25-27 Noah
said,
Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.
He also said, Praise be to the LORD, the God of Shem!
May Canaan be the slave of Shem. May God extend
Japheth’s territory;
may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be
the slave of Japheth
That is notthe word of the God butaddedby the descendantsof
JaphethandShemto curse the tribesof Canaanin the name of God.
Theypracticedtheirevil habitsinthe name of God
Thiscannot be the inspiredwordof God because Goddoesnot
curse the sonCanaan fora mistake of the fatherHam.Whenever
the competingtribestryto curse each other;theyaddversesto
showthat the curse isthe inspiredwordof God.The true wordof
God teachesthatthe sonsare notto be punishedforthe mistakesof
fathersas written inDeuteronomy24:16 and Ezekiel 18:20
Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor
children put to death for their parents; each will die for
their own sin
The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not
share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the
guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will
be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will
be charged against them
Anotherexampleof the distortedreligionteachingsiswrittenin
Genesis 19:30-38 to curse the tribesof MoabitesandAmmonitesin
the name of God
Question:We understandthatitisnot possible toaddto the
scripture or to subtractfrom it;God prohibitspeopletodoso. Isn’t
that true?
Answer:Deuteronomy4:2warns people toaddto the scripture or
to subtract fromit andurge themto keep the commands of
God. We do not warn our children from what they
cannot do; we do not warn them to watch out the
airplanes when they fly because they cannot fly,
but we warn them to watch out the cars while
crossing the streets because they can do so
Question:We understandthatthere are some people whoare
predestined,called,andjustifiedaswritteninRomans8:30. Isn’t
that true?
And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also
justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
Question:We understandthatGodappointssome people toobtain
salvationandappointssome people towrathas writtenin1
Thessalonians5:9. Isn’tthatright?
1 Thessalonians5:9 - For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but
to obtain salvation
Question:Ephesians2:5teaches Even when we were dead in sins,
we are saved by grace
Question:We understandthatitisby grace we have beensaved,
throughfaith- and thisisnot fromourselves,itisthe giftof Godnot
by worksas writteninEphesians2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is
not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works
Question:Yes, we are justified by faith apart from the
deeds of the law as written in Romans3:28
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart
from the deeds of the law
Question:We are not justifiedbyworksof the law;forit iswrittenin
Galatians2:16 by works of the law no one will be justified
Galatians2:16 yet we know that a person is not justified by
works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also
have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in
Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law
no one will be justified
Question:Asperthe teachingsof the new testimony,we
understandthatthe Law is nailedtothe Crossas writtenin
Colossians2:14
He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it
away by nailing it to the cross
Ephesians1:4 For he chose us in him before the creation of
the world to be holy and blameless in his sight
Ephesians1:11
In him we were also chosen, having been
predestined according to the plan of him who works out
everything in conformity with the purpose of his will
Answer:Those attractive promisesare notconsistentwiththe main
teachingstaughtbyMoses,Jesus,the Prophets,andthe Disciples
The promisesof the receivedsalvationbyfaithcannotbe validated
because the testisnot overand the resultsare not yetpublished.
Those are onlypromisesforsalvationwhichcannotbe proved;like
the promisesof 1 Corinthians15:51 ‘youwill notdie butwill be
transformedduringthe rapture,the people whoreceivedthose
promisestwothousandyearsagoare now dead;the promiseswhich
were acceptedasfacts before are provedtobe wrong.Since some
promiseshave beenprovedtobe wrong,the similarattractive
promiseslike ‘youhave beensaved’,‘youreceivedsalvation’are not
expectedtobe true because similarpromiseshave notbeenfulfilled
People shouldnotbelieve insalvationbyfaithalone whenthe only
occurrence of ‘faithalone’inthe Bible (James2:24) saysthat
salvationisnotby faithalone.Thatverse byJamesconfirmsthe core
Prophet'steachings
Jesusdidnotteach that salvationisgrantedtothose whomerely
accept himwithoutactuallydoingthe goodworksof the law as
taught inMatthew7:21-27 and inLuke 13:25-27
Salvationisnotbasedsolelyonbelief andnothingelse;butbythe
goodworkswhichprove the good faithas taughtby Jesusin
Matthew25:35-45
Jesusdidnotchange the teachingsof the OldTestimony;the same
message of ‘inrepentance andobedience isyoursalvation’is
confirmedbythe teachingsof Jesus
Jesusclarifiedthe purposeof hismessage;he saidthathe came to
call sinnerstorepentance;thatiswhat he taughtin Luke 5:32,
Matthew9:13 and inMark 2:17
Luke 5:32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance
Matthew9:13 I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come
to call the righteous, but sinners
He alsotaughtunless you repent, you will perish
Jesustaughtthat whenwe obeyGodand do goodworks;we will
pass the testof this worldandwill become qualifiedtoreceive
God’srewardsin heaven
In Matthew5:13-16, Jesustaughtthatthe believersshouldactas
the salt to protectagainstcorruptionandas a lighttoguide others
to the truth
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become
tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer
good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled
under foot by men
In Matthew22:35-40, Jesusconfirmedthe teachingsof the Old
Testimonylike Deuteronomy6:5and Leviticus18:4-5
'You must love God with all your heart, all your soul, and
all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment.
A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as
yourself.' All the other commandments and all the demands
of the prophets are based on these two commandments
In Luke 10:25-28 Jesuswasasked“Teacher, what shall I do to
inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law?
How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord
your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all
your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as
yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do
this, and you will live.”
The same teachingis writteninMark 12:28-34
In Mark 10:17-19 Jesusdidnotaccept the title of ‘GoodTeacher’
and said
Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone;
He confirmedthe law,he didnotmentionthe atonementorthe
mistake of Adamor that he came to die forthe sinners.Like other
Prophets,he hassimplyconfirmedthe law
Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus said
to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.
You know the commandments: 'You shall not murder; You shall not
commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false
witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother
The same teachingsare writteninMatthew 19:16-19 andin Luke
18:18-20
Luke 6:46-48 teachesthatsolidfaithfoundationsare basedon
obedience tothe teachings
Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I tell you? I
will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my
words, and acts on them. That one is like a man building a house,
who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when a flood
arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it,
because it had been well built
The same teachingisalsotaughtin John14:15 andJohn 14:21
If you love me, you will keep my commandments
Jesusdidnotteach differentcommandmentsotherthanthe God’s
commandments;inJohn5:30 Jesustaughtthathe isonlydelivering
the message of God
I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me
I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will
In Matthew25:31-45 Jesusdescribedthe final judgmentasbeing
basedon goodworks;he clarifiedthatthose whoobeythe law will
be saved
Salvationisnotbasedsolelyonbelief andnothingelse;salvationis
not grantedto those whomerelyprofess acceptance of Jesus
withoutactuallyperforminggooddeeds.
Jesusdidnotteach that a man isjustifiedbyfaithwithoutthe deeds
of the law;In Matthew16:27 and John5:29, Jesushasconfirmed
that God will rewardeachpersonaccordingtohisworks;those are
the basic teachingsof the oldtestimonylike the versestaughtin
Psalm62:12, Ecclesiastes12:14, and many otheroldtestimony
verses
John15:10-11 remindsusof the rewardsfor obedience
If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love,
just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide
in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy
may be in you, and that your joy may be complete
Matthew12:50 teachesthat the real familyof the prophetare the
obedientbelievers
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my
brother and sister and mother
Jameshas urgedusto be doersof the law,and not hearersonly;in
James1:22-26 he said
But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it
says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves’, he also
said ‘But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets
you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what
you heard, then God will bless you for doing it
James2:14, 17 teach that faithwithoutworksisdead
What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has
faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead
Jesusdidnotteach the distortedteachingslike Romans8:30,1
Thessalonians5:9,Ephesians2:8-9,Romans3:28, Galatians2:16,
Colossians2:14, Ephesians2:5,Ephesians2:8-9, he urgedpeople to
accept the wordsof God andproduce fruitsof good works;he
describedthose asthe goodsoil.He warnedthose whohave no
roots to endure the trouble orpersecution;thatiswhathe taught in
The Parable of the SowerinMatthew 13:18-23
In Matthew15:6-9 Jesusfacedthose whonullifythe wordof Godfor
the sake of theirtraditions
The same teachingthattheyignore God’slaw and preferfather’s
traditionsisalsomentionedinMark7:6-9. AndHe saidto them,
He replied, Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you
hypocrites; as it is written: ‘These people honor me with
their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship
me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.' You
have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to
human traditions. And he continued, You have a fine way of
setting aside the commands of God in order to observe
your own traditions!
Those teachingsare taughtbe all religions;the same message is
taught inthe oldtestimonyverseslike Isaiah29:13
Question:Are the authoritiesordainedbyGod?
Answer:Peopleknowthatpowersometimescorrupts;theyknow
that there are unjustauthorities,those whoteachthatthe
authoritiesare ordainedbyGodmustbe bad people whotryto
appease the corruptauthoritiesinorderthatthe authoritiesmight
turn a blindeye tothe corruptionof those bad people
Question:Itiswrittenin Romans13:1
Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there
is no authority except that which God has established. The
authorities that exist have been established by God.
Answer:Atthe time of writingthose teachings,the roman
authoritieswere persecutingthe Jewsandthe earlyChristians;such
teachingscannotbe the inspiredwordof God; People know that
such teachingsare wrongbecause theysee manyexamplesof unjust
authoritieseverywhere
Isaiah1:23 warnsof the unjustauthorities
Isaiah58:6-11 do notteach that the authoritiesare ordainedby
God; but teachthat there are unjust authoritieswhopersecute the
innocentpeopleandurgedusto helpthe oppressed
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the
chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set
the oppressed free and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide
the poor wanderer with shelter - when you see the naked,
to clothe them,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
Then your light will break forth like the dawn,
and your healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you,
and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
“If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
with the pointing finger and malicious talk,
and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday.
The LORD will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail
We have beenorderedtofollow suchwisdom;if we do,we can
transformearthintoa paradise
Question: Is Jesus God? Shall we believe in
Trinity?
Answer:Whenthe scribeswantedtosupportthe doctrine of Trinity;
theyhave addedverseslike 1John5:7
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the
Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are
one
The bible footnotesexplainsthatverse 1John5:7 was notin the
original oldscriptures
Jesusreferredtohimself as“sonof man”. Jesuswasnot all-
knowledgeable andhe prayedtoGOD, so thisisenoughtosay that
he wasn’tGod nor didGod come downtoearth to be Jesus.
Jesus said, “And this is life eternal, that they might know You
the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.” John
17:3
Jesussaidthat he doesnotknow everything;he saidthatonlyGod
knows
But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in
heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father Mark 13:32
Jesussaidthat he isnot equal toGod
“I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my
judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of
the Father which hath sent me.” John 5:30
Jesus said, “The Father is greater than I.” John 14:28
“Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his
that sent me.” John 7:16
JesusprayedtoGod as writtenin Mark 1:35, Luke 5:16, John17:11,
Matthew 26:39, Luke 10:21, Luke 22:44
“my Father and your Father; my God and your God” John 20:17
The disciples didnotprayto Jesus,theyprayedtothe God and
Fatherof Jesus
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…” 1
Peter 1:3
Jesusintroducedhimself asa Prophetandpeople acceptedhimasa
prophet,notas a God in
Matthew13:57, John9:17, Matthew 21:11, Luke 7:16, Luke 24:19,
John6:14, Matthew 14:5, Matthew 21:46, John7:40-41, and in
Matthew24:36
JesusneversaidI am God; In the OldTestimonyGodsayshe isGod
several times,butJesusdidnotsaysoin the New Testimony
Isaiah45:5 and 46:9 ‘no God beside me’, ‘none like me’
In John17:6-8 and John 13:3 JesusexplainedthatGodhas given
powerandauthority,he didnot ownit
“I have manifested Your name to the men whom You gave
Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to
Me, and they have kept Your word. “Now they have come
to know that everything You have given Me is from You; for
the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and
they received them and truly understood that I came forth
from You, and they believed that You sent Me
John 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father
which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say
John 14:24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my
teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to
the Father who sent me
In Matthew 19:16-17 and Luke 18:19 Jesusdeniedbeinggoodinthe
sense thatGod isgood.
‘Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.’
Jesusiscalleda “Man” many timesinthe Bible of John8:40, Acts
17:31
‘a man who has told you the truth’
The discipleshave introducedJesusas a“Man” inActs 2:22 and Acts
2:23
Question:If Godrevealsthe same message andif the prophets
taught similarteachings,why dowe find disagreementsbetween
the religionteachings?
Answer:Some scholarsdebate toprove thatwhattheyhave
inheritedmustbe the truthandthat otherreligionsmust be wrong;
those have little credibilitybecause mostof themwouldhave taught
otherteachingsif theyhadinheritedotherreligions
Question:Whataboutyou,what have youinherited?whatisyour
religion?
Answer:The personshouldnotautomaticallydefendfathers’
religions,Ididnotacceptmost of fathersteachings,Iacceptedthe
teachingsof Moseswhichare confirmedbyJesusandbythe
prophets
My religionisthe commongroundof the clearand consistent
teachingsastaught bythe prophets.That isthe true one religionby
the prophets;same message revealedtothe prophetsbythe same
God mustbe consistent,clearandeasyforall people regardlessof
theirlevel of educationorexperience
The common groundof religionteachingsinclude:
If you obeyanddo good deedstohelpothersthenyouwill be saved
and blessed;if youdisobey,youwill be lostandcursed;thatisthe
clearmessage.Thatmessage isthe most consistentmessage by
Moses,confirmedbyJesusandbyIslamicteachings
Question:We understandthatGodhardensthe heartsof some
people;thatismentionedinsome Quranverseslike 5:13and 5:41
Answer:Verse 5:13 isabout those whobreakthe covenant,
manipulate the scripture todistortit,forgetGod’scommandsand
whopractice deceit
Verse 5:41 isaboutthose whoclaimto be believersbuttheyare
not; theyalsodistortthe scripture,Goddoesnotpurifiesthey
heartsbecause theydistortthe scripture.Theycouldhave obeyed
and done gooddeedstogainthe blessingsandthe goodrewards
Question:We understandthatGodhas predestinedsome people;
theywouldn’tbelieve evenif theyare warned;thatiswrittenin
Quran verses36:7-10
Answer:If we complete the verses,we findthatthe nextverse 36:11
explainsthe reason;theydonotacceptthe scripturesandtheydo
not fearGod.
God knowsthat some people wouldhave some doubtsandhas
addressedtheirconcernsin36:54 whichteaches ‘nosoul will be
wrongedat all,andyouwill notbe recompensedexceptforwhat
youused to do’
Whetherwe followthe God’sgiftof conscience andintelligence or
to followthe true religionteachings,we shouldlike forotherswhat
we like forourselves;we will considerthe childrenof otherpeople
as our ownchildren,we wouldn’tacceptthatany personwouldbe
hurt because we donot acceptthat for ourselves
We wouldnotacceptthat any childwouldbe abused;we wouldnot
accept that anyinnocentpersonwouldbe punished
That is the real obedience toGod;thatis the bestworshipping and
the acceptedfastingashighlightedinIsaiah58:6-11
That acceptedfastingis to loosenthe chainsof injustice andtoset
the oppressedfree,toshare ourfoodwiththe hungryand to help
those whoneedhelp
Question:We understandthatthe gooddeedsare notenoughfor
those whodo notaccept Islam
Answer:Verse 2:62 of Quran has addressedthatpoint
The truth is notwhat the biasedMuslimScholarssay;the truthis
whatGod has revealedaboutthose those will have their rewards,
no fear will be there, nor will they grieve
4:90 urgesMuslimstoaccept the peace withnon-Muslims
So if they remove themselves from you and do not fight
you and offer you peace, then God has not made for you a
cause [for fighting] against them
The Muslimswhojustify attackingothersare nottrue Muslims
because theydonot obeythe Islamicteachingslike2:190 which
teachesthatthe onlyjustificationof waristhe defensive wartostop
the aggressions.Onlyif attacked,itispermittedtofightback
The Muslimswho are not righteousandfairtowardothersare not
true Muslimsbecause theydonot obeythe Islamicteachingslike
60:8 whichteaches God does not forbid you from those who do
not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your
homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly
toward them. Indeed, God loves those who act justly
The Muslimswhooppose peace withothersare nottrue Muslims
because theydonot obeythe Islamicteachingslike8:61 and 4:90
whichteach
If they resort to peace, so shall you’ and ‘if they leave you alone,
refrain from fighting you, and offer you peace, then GOD gives
you no excuse to fight them
The Muslimswhojustifykillingof innocentpeopleare nottrue
Muslimsbecause theydonotobeythe Islamicteachingslike 17:33,
25:68 and 6:151 whichteach‘You shall notkill - God has made life
sacred’
The Muslimswhojustifykillingof disbelieversare nottrue Muslims
because theydonot obeythe Islamicteaching2:256 whichteach
that
There shall be no compulsion in religion
The Muslimswhojustifykillingof those whodecidetoleave the
religionare nottrue Muslimsbecause theydonotobeythe Islamic
teaching 18:29 which teaches Freedom of Religion
then whoever wills let him believe, and whoever wills let him
disbelieve
People are free tochoose theirfaithandonlyGod can question
themabouttheirchoice
The Muslimswhotry to spread God's Messageby unwisemeans are
not true Muslimsbecause theydonotobeythe Islamicteaching
16:125 whichteach
You shall invite to the path of your Lord with wisdom and kind
enlightenment, and debate with them in the best possible manner
The Muslimscholarswhoteach that the prophetof Islamisbetter
than otherprophetsandthat he knowsthe unknownare mistaken;
theyhave beenaskednotto make anydistinctionbetweenthe
prophets.Theyshouldfollow Quranverse 46:9 whichteachesteach
that prophetof Islamwasnot superiortoothermessengers
Say, "I am not different from other messengers. I have no idea
what will happen to me or to you. I only follow what is revealed to
me. I am no more than a profound warner." 46:9
Question:Butwe have verseswhichteachthatsome prophetsare
favouredoverothers?
Answer:Those verseslike2:253 and 17:55 teachthat it isup to God
to favoursome of them;it isnot up to people.Godknowsthat
people liketofavourtheirprophetsoverotherprophetsandthe
verse 3:84 isa clearinstructiontopeople tosay‘we do notmake
any distinctionbetweenthe prophets’
3:84 Say, "We have believed in God and in what was revealed to
us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and
the Descendants, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus and
to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between
any of them, and we are Muslims [submitting] to Him
The Muslimscholarswhoteach that Islamisthe onlytrue religion
are mistaken;theyhave beenaskedtobelieve inwhathasbeen
revealedtoMoses,JesusandotherProphetsastaughtin 3:84
The Muslimscholarswhoteach that the gooddeedsof the Jewsand
Christiansare notacceptedare mistaken.Verses3:113-115 teach
that there are Jewsand Christianswhofollow MosesandJesus;
those will be rewardedfortheirobedience andfortheirgooddeeds
The Muslimscholarswhoteach that God predestinessome for
punishmentandsome forgoodrewardsare mistaken;verse 4:147
teachthat there isno punishmentforthose whochoose toobeyand
to thankGod
Quran verse 7:42 teachesthatthose whobelieveanddorighteous
deedswill be rewardedaneternal lifeinparadise
But those who believed and did righteous deeds - We
charge no soul except [within] its capacity. Those are the
companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally
Question:Isthatpromise toMuslimsonly?
Answer:No,the contextof chapter7 versesisamessage to all
people.Verse7:35 before thatverse comfortsthose whoaccepted
and obeyedthe prophets;nofears;nogrieves.The verse istoall
people,nottoMuslimsonly
O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers from
among you relating to you My verses, then whoever fears
Allah and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them,
nor will they grieve
Question:Mostpeople follow the faithof theirparents,whyshould
theybe judgedforthat?
Answer:Mostof those donot follow theirparentsinthe choicesof
marriage,jobs,investments,immigrations, business, orinany
importantmission.Faithisnotanimportantissue forthem;Verse
7:173 clarifiesthatitisnot a validexcuse tosaythat we happened
to followthe wrongfaithof ourparents
God has empoweredeverypersonbymind,intelligence,conscience,
and manyotheroriginal gifts;thatshould enable everypersontobe
responsible forhisowndecision
Verse 7:173 clarifiesthatGoddoesnot acceptthe excusesof those
whoautomaticallyfollow the religionsof theirfathers
Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated
[others in worship] with God before, and we were but
descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for
what the falsifiers have done?"
Question:Butthere are verseswhichteachthatit isup to God to
guide people andhe createdsome people forhell asverses
7:178,179 alsoverse 7:186 teachesthatGod letsome people go
astray
Answer:The versesare relatedtothose whodeniedthe scripture
and were usedtowrongthemselvesasmentionedinthe previous
verse of 7:177
Those are threatenedbyhell because theydonotmake use of the
giftsof minds,sightandhearing
Verse 7:186 is relatedtothose whorejectthe scripture andthe true
guidance asmentionedin7:182. Since there isno otherguidance
than obedience;theywill be wanderingblindly
It isnot predestination;theycouldhave obeyedandbecome
righteoustoenjoythe blessingsandprotectionof Godas mentioned
in7:196
Indeed, my protector is God, who has sent down the Book;
and He is an ally to the righteous
He takescare of those righteous;he doesnotforsake them
Question:There are verseslike13:27 whichteach that God guides
some people andmisguidesothers
Answer:The verse teachthatGod guidestoHimself whoeverturns
back to God
Question:Butthere are verseswhichteachthatGod has created
people aswretchedandthe prosperous
Answer:No,thatverse of 11:105 teachesthatamongpeople there
are the wretchedandthe prosperous;thatisnot predestinedby
God; the otherversesteachthat itis accordingto the fair rewardsof
whattheyhave done as God recompenseseverysoul forwhatit
earns;that iswhat istaught by verseslike 14:51.Verses15:92-93
alsoconfirmthat God will questionall people aboutwhattheyused
to do
That is whatthe versesteach;people will notbe toldthattheyare
predestined;theywill be questionedaboutwhattheyhave done
and will be rewardedaccordingly
Whenthe rewardsare mentioned,we donotfindexpressionslike
‘that iswhatGod has predestinedforyou’,butwe findexpressions
like those usedin16:31 and 16:32
‘That is how God rewards the righteous
Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise for what you used to do
Question:There are verseslike16:93 whichteach that God guides
some people andletsome peopletogoastray
Answer:Letus complete the verses;thatwill enable ustoknow the
answer;theyare rewardedor punishedforwhattheyusedtodo
And if God had willed, He could have made you [of] one
religion, but He causes to stray whom He wills and guides
whom He wills. And you will surely be questioned about what
you used to do 16:93
Verse 16:97 afterthat verse (16:93) clarifiesthatpoint
Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female,
while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a
good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the
Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do
Those teachingsandmanyotherversesinQuran are not restricted
to Muslims;theyare to confirmthat anyrighteousbelieverwill be
rewardedfortheirrighteousness
Question:Quranverse 16:104 statesthat God doesnot guide some
people
Answer:the verse isforthose whodo notbelieve andwhodonot
accept the message of God
Indeed, those who do not believe in the verses of God -
God will not guide them, and for them is a painful
punishment
Theycannot be guidedwithoutthe guidelineswhichtheyhave
rejected
17:15 clarifiesthatitisup to people toacceptthe guidance or to
rejectit
Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his
soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer
of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never
would We punish until We sent a messenger
19:76 teachesthatthose whoaccept God’smessage andare guided
to the truth, will be providedwithmore guidance
And God increases those who were guided, in guidance, and
the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for
reward and better for recourse
That is whatthe wise teacherdoeswhenhe offersmore resources
to the most obedientandmosthard workingstudentswho
complete theirstudiesandwhoare willingtolearnmore
33:43 teachesthatGod wants to bringpeople fromthe darkness
intothe light
It is He who confers blessing upon you, and His angels that
He may bring you out from darknesses into the light. And
ever is He, to the believers, Merciful
God doesnot misleadpeople;GodandHis angelsconferblessing
uponpeople inordertobringpeople outfromdarknessintothe
light
Question:Itisall up to God; he doesnot guide some people andsets
a sealsupontheirhearingandheartsas writteninQuran 45:23
Answer:Thatverse referstothose whodo notobeyGod but who
followtheirdesiresastheirGod
The basic and consistentteachingsteachthatisit isup to people to
choose eithertoobeyor to disobeyasmentionedinQuranverses
7:96, 17:15, 30:44-45, 34:25-26, 41:46, 43:72, 45:15, 45:20-31 and
46:13
Question:Are we supposedtohate ourlife?
Answer:Some Muslimscholarsblame Jesusforteachingsthat
people shouldnotlove thislife andignore the eternal life inheaven
Those who love their life in this world will lose it - John12:25 and
Matthew10:39
Those Muslimscholarsare mistakenbecause theyhave similar
teachingsinQuranverseslike 16:107
That is because they preferred the worldly life over the
Hereafter and that God does not guide the disbelieving
people
Question:We shouldnotworrymuchabout the religions;we should
live ourlife andwe have ourown priorities
Answer:Goodstudentshouldnotwaste the examtime;he isnot
supposedtolookoutof the window toenjoythe flowersinthe
gardenand ignoreshisexam.If apersonfindshimselfinatrain,he
isnot supposedtoenjoythe trip;he shouldask first‘why am I
here?’ Where isthe destination?Whatam I supposedtodo?
Question:Life isshort;Peopleshouldrejoice andenjoythemselves.
Isn’tthat right?
Answer:Howcan we ask a personto rejoice andtoenjoyhimself
while hischildrenare abused,while hisbrothersandsistersare
hungryand while hisfriendsare oppressed?Everyabusedchildis
our ownchild,everyhungrypersonisourbrotheror our sister,
everyoppressedpersonisourfriend.The rightwayto be happyand
contentisby feedingthe hungry,bydefendingthe oppressedandby
helpingothers
Question:We have beenaskedtobelieve butwe have notseen
God, we have notseenthe heavenorthe hell.We have doubts
Answer:Godhas giftedpeoplewithsight,intelligence, conscience,
and manyothergifts.Those whocan see the miraclesineverything
aroundthemand intheirowncreationand whodenythe existence
of God,those mustbe arrogant
The wife andhusbandwhoenjoyhappyfamilylifeanddonotthank
God for the marriage happinessandforthe giftsof healthychildren
mustbe arrogant fordenyingGod’sgifts
Theyhave not createdthe happiness;theyhave notcreatedthe
children;the beautiful wife doesnotcreate herbeauty,she could
have beencreatedugly;the healthyhusbanddoesnotcreate his
health;he couldhave beencreatedsickorblind
Whenthe fatherbringsmanygiftsto hischildren,he likesthe child
whothanksand doesnot like the childwhoistoobusywiththe gifts
and whoneverthanksthe fatherforthose gifts
Question:Whichisthe true religion?IsitJudaism?Isitthe
Christianity?IsitIslam?
Answer:Obedience toGod'slaw and doinggooddeedsare
prescribedasthe true religionteachingsbythe Prophets.Whoever
followsthose teachingsisfollowingthe true religion
Question:If the basicteachingsof all religionsare similar,whyare
there differences?
Answer:If the religionscholarsteachthe simpletruth,thenpeople
wouldnotneedall the scholarswhoteachthe attractive teachings
because people will have directrelationswithGod
If the JewishscholarsteachthatJewsare stubbornandhard-necked
and do notobeythe teachingsof Moses,theywill nothave enough
audience andwill notgetmuchdonations.Buttheyteachthe
attractive teachingslike ‘youare the onlychosenpeople of God’
If the Christianscholarsteachthe harshteachingsof Jesus;then
people willnotattendthe sermonsandthe scholarswill notreceive
donations
The same mistake isalsocommittedbysome Muslimscholarswho
ignore the core teachingsandteach whatetchesthe ears of many
Muslims
Most of those scholarsare preachingformoney;theyhate to tell
the truth because if theyteachthe true teachingslike ‘freelyyou
received,freelygive’,itmeansthattheyshouldnotacceptmoney
and that theyshouldfindotherjobstoearntheirliving
All the religionsprohibitacceptingmoneyorrewardsforpreaching;
but the scholarsaccept money,notonlyonce or twice,butthey
accept moneyineverydayof theirlife
It ishard for themto listentoanyone whoremindsthemof that
truth because theylike toclaimthattheyare devotingthemselves
to religion,whiletheydevotereligiontotheirownbenefits
There are nodisagreements betweenthe teachingsof Moses,Jesus
aboutsalvationviaobedience,repentance;those are alsothe basic
teachingsof Islam
There are nodisagreementsbetweenreligionteachingsfornot
acceptingmoney;the clearmessage of Jesusis‘freelyyouhave
received,freelygive’,donotacceptmoneyor a dressor anything
Question:Howcan we distinguishbetweenthe true teachingsand
the distortedones?Thatisnot an easyjob!
Answer:If there isa difficultissue whichcannotbe easilyresolved;
that doesnotmeanto leave itunresolvedforever
Professionalbusinessmanagersdonotallow people tocreate issues
basedon some wrongassumptions;theyanalyse the issuestoclarify
the wrong assumptions, thentheydonotwaste theirtime
discussingthe wrongassumptionsandthe relatedissuesanymore
Professionalpeople donotallow someone toappointhimselfto
guide themonhowto manage theirbusinessorhow to educate
theirchildren,butmanypeople acceptthe scholarswhoclaimthat
theyreceive God’srevelationsandwhoteachreligionbasedonthe
false claims
It isa wrongassumptiontoassume thatreligionsare different;we
shouldanalyse the contradictingteachingsinordertoclarifythe
addedverses
There are novalidreasonsforany conflictsbetweenreligionsor
civilizations
Question:Whohasthe right to settle the religiondisputes?
Answer:Everypersonshouldbe responsible;Godhasgiftedpeople
withintelligence toenable themtoresolve theirissues;he will
questionusforthat gift. We use our intelligence toanalyse the stock
markets,the political issues,the sportnewsandeverythingwe are
interestedin
Question:Butitis notlikelythatpeople willacceptandagree upon
the clarificationsandresolutions
Answer:The bad people donotlike the truthwhichexpose their
wickedness;thatisnota reasonto abandonthe struggle forthe
truth.What is the value of livingalife withoutknowledgeof the
truth?
People cansearchfor the truth,the average intelligentpersoncan
recognize the truthif he triesto do fairanalysislike analysingthe
alternative investments,analysingbusinessreports,orsportnews
Some of those whorecognize the truthwill know itas theyknow
theirownchildren;theywill notacceptanymore distortions
Some will notacceptthe truth and mightconclude thatitis hard to
change;it istheirownchoice and theyare responsibleforsuch
conclusions
We shouldnottrustthe sonwholikestoboast andwho tellsusthat
the fatherhas favouredhim;we shouldrefertothe father’s
guidelines
The fair sonwouldn'tboastand wouldn’tclaimthatthe fatherhas
favouredhim,if toldthathe has beenfavouredoverothers,he
wouldaskwhydoesnot the fatherfavourmy brotherstoo?Why
wouldnotthe fatherfavourthe most obedientamongusashe told
us?
Many scholarsteachthat theyare the unconditionallychosen
people;theyignore all the core teachingsaboutthe conditional
blessingstothe obedientrighteous
The distortedteachingscannotsurvive forever;the foundationsof
those teachingsare basedonsands;those foundationswillcollapse
as prophesisedbyIsaiah30:13 and by Jesusin Matthew 7:27 and in
Quran 9:109

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The second coming the messiah is back

  • 1. The man who claims to be a new Messiah is preaching in town, multitudes of people are questioning him Question: Are you the Messiah, Are you Jesus? Question: Is there a life after death? Question: Does God enable Satan to tempt us then punishes us for our sins? Question: Can you perform miracles? Can you walk on water? Question: Can you ascend to heaven? Question: Does your God answer our prayers? Question: Why does not God intervene to stop suffering? Question: What is the objective of life? Why are we here?
  • 2. Question: Is Judaism the right religion? Does God favor Jews over the rest of people? Question: Does God order the prophets to kill the unbelievers? Question: Does God elect or predestine some people before they are born? Before they have any chance to do good or evil deeds? Question: Does God harden the hearts of some people so that they do not believe? Question: Is Christianity the right religion? Is Jesus the only way for salvation? Question: What is the right thing to do in order to earn our salvation? Question: Does God choose some people for salvations and forsake others? Question: Are you the Messiah, Are you Jesus? Answer: I am a Messiah, not Jesus
  • 3. The physical body does not matter, what really matters is the message Jesus came to clarify the true teachings and to expose the bad religion teachers who explained religion to their benefits Question: Do you preach a new religion? Answer:No, Ipreach the same teachingsof Moses,Jesus,andthe Prophets Question: Why should weneed you, we know the teachings of the Prophets?
  • 4. Question: We do not need religion,we wouldbe better off without religions Question: Does God consider Jews as his own children and forsake others? Question: Why does not God intervene to stop suffering? Question: Is Christianity the right religion? Is Judaism the right religion? Is Islam the right religion? The NewMessiah:The basic prophet’steachingsare the same The basicteachingsof Judaism whichare taughtby Mosesin the Torah bookslike Exodus,Leviticus,and Deuteronomy are confirmed by Jesusinthe gospelsandare confirmedinthe teachingsof Islam
  • 5. Moseshas taught that we have to obeyGodand to keephis commands Deuteronomy13:3-4 God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul. - It is God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him Moseshas taught that there are blessingsforobedience andcurses for disobedience Deuteronomy 11:26-28 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse, the blessing if you obey the commands of God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of God and turn from the way that I command you today Deuteronomy32:46-47 "he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. Deuteronomy 30:15-16 See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.
  • 6. Deuteronomy30:19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live The same consistentteachingsare alsoconfirmedin Deuteronomy 10:12-13,Deuteronomy28:2-6 , Deuteronomy7:12-16, Deuteronomy11:13-15, Deuteronomy15:5-6, Leviticus26, Deuteronomy29:9, Deuteronomy28:15-20, 28:47-48, 28:58-59, 30:8-10 Moseshas repeatedthe basicteachingsmanytimesusingdifferent expressionsandusedverystrongwords Deuteronomy6:4-9“Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. “These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. “You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. “You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. “You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates Deuteronomy11:18-20 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
  • 7. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates The NewMessiah: InMatthew 22:35-40, Jesusconfirmedthe teachingsof the OldTestimonylike Deuteronomy6:4-6 You must love God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the other commandments and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments In Luke 10:25-28 Jesuswasasked “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” The same teachingiswrittenin Mark 12:28-34 Mark 12:33 teaches:And to love one’s neighbour as himself, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices What Jesustaughthere isnot differentfromthe wisdomtaughtby the oldtestimony Hosea6:6
  • 8. For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings In Mark 10:17-19 Jesusdidnotaccept the title of ‘GoodTeacher’ and said Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone Like otherProphets,he hassimply confirmedthe law "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother.'" The same teachingsare written inMatthew 19:16-19 andin Luke 18:18-20 John15:10 remindsus of the rewardsforobedience If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. Luke 6:46-48 teachesthatsolidfaithfoundationsare basedon obedience tothe teachings
  • 9. Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I tell you? I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them. That one is like a man building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built The same isalsotaught inJohn14:15 and John14:21 If you love me, you will keep my commandments John 14:21They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them In Matthew25:31-45 Jesusdescribedthe final judgmentasbeing basedon goodworks;he clarifiedthatthose who dogood deeds will be saved Question: Does Islam replace the other religions? The NewMessiah: QuranVerse 2:136 urges Muslims tofollow what God has revealedto Moses,toJesus,andto the Prophets
  • 10. Say: "We believe in God and that which is revealed to us; and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and their descendants, and that which was given to Moses, Jesus, and other Prophets from God. We do not discriminate any of them, and to God we have surrendered ourselves Verse 42:13 teachesthatthere is one religionrevealedbyGodto all Prophets He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you, and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus - to establish the religion and not be divided therein. Difficult for those who associate others with God is that to which you invite them. God chooses for Himself whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back [to Him] Quran verse 7:96 confirmsthe ‘blessingsforobedience andthe cursesfor disobedience’ –thatis similartothe teachingsof Moses, David,Solomon,Isaiah,Jesus,and otherprophets And if the people of the towns had believed and kept from evil, surely We should have opened for them blessings from the sky and from the earth; but they rejected (the truth) and We seized them on account of what they used to earn Quran verses like 45:30-31 teach that the believerswhoobeyand do gooddeedswill be blessed –suchversesare similarto the
  • 11. teachingsof Moses,David,Solomon,Isaiah,Jesus,andother prophets Verse 7:35 comfortsthose whoacceptedandobeyedthe prophets; no fears;no grieve.The verse istoall people,notto the Muslims in particular O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers from among you relating to you My verses, then whoever fears God and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve Quran verse 7:42 teachesthatthose whobelieveanddorighteous deedswill be rewardedaneternal lifeinparadise. The verse isalso to all people,notto the Muslims inparticular But those who believed and did righteous deeds - We charge no soul except [within] its capacity. Those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally Question: What are the objectives ofour life? Why are we here? Question:Isita good objective totryto be a wealthypersonora politician? Question:Motivationalspeakersurge ustosetupan objective then to workhard to achieve thatobjective;doesGodhelpustoidentify the right objectives?
  • 12. Question:The objectivesare disputed,if we askmanypeople about life’sobjectives,we will getdifferentanswers The NewMessiah: The wise managersets the objectivesand evaluates the effortsagainstthe achievementsof those objectives; whenwe analyse the religionteachings,we findmanyverseswhich setthe life objectives, andwhichdefinethe rewardsaccordingto the achievementsof the objectives. Accordingto the teachingsof differentreligions,ourlife onearthis onlya temporary testingperiod.We are notsupposedtorelax and enjoyourselvesduringtestperiods,we shouldnotexpectthatthe testquestionsare clearlyknowninadvance,we shouldexpect difficultiesduringthe test,andwe will be rewardedaccordingtoour faith,ourobedience,ourcompassion,andourgooddeeds If we reviewthe teachingsof JudaismlikeExodus20:20, Deuteronomy8:2,Deuteronomy13:3,we findthatGod testspeople to knowwhoobeysandwho doesnotobey Accordingto the teachingsof Moses,people are testedandthose whoobeyGod will be blessed,while thosewhorepel will be cursed I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not (Exodus 16:4) In Exodus20:20, Mosestaught that God testspeople sothatthe fearof God will be withthemtokeepthemfromsinning The same teachingisalsofoundin Deuteronomy13:3
  • 13. God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul In Deuteronomy8:2-3,Moses taught thatGod testspeople inorder to knowwhatis intheirheart,whetherornot theywouldkeephis commands. Deuteronomy4:30 teachesthatin tribulations,people wouldreturn to God and obeyhisvoice The teaching‘if you come back to God after testing, He will accept you’ isalsothe objectivesof testingastaughtbyJesusinthe parable of the lostson (Luke 15) whenhe was tested,then repented,he hadbeenaccepted The same teachingsare confirmedmanytimesinthe holybook Job23:10 teaches ‘when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold’ Job5:7 teachesthatwe are here fortesting ‘people are born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward’ Job5:17 teaches ‘Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of God’
  • 14. Psalm7:9: you who test the minds and hearts PSALM11:4-5 teaches He watches everyone closely; examining every person on earth. God examines both the righteous and the wicked Psalm66:10 teaches‘For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined’ PROVERBS17:3 teaches ‘The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but God tests the hearts’ ISAIAH 48:10 teaches ‘I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering’ Jeremiah17:10 teachesthatGod testsus andwill rewardeveryone accordingto hisworks “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.” Jesustaughtthat all of this life isatest;he taughtthat we are ina temporarytestingperiodandwe are beingpreparedfora permanentlife.He alsotaughtthat the rewardswill be accordingto our obedience andourgoodworks
  • 15. Talkinginparables,JesustaughtthatGod testsusby tribulation, temptation,trials,persecutionandpromisedrewardsinheavenfor those whopass the testsof persecution,temptation,trials,and tribulations Jesushastaught people tostandupfor the truth evenif persecuted by the bad multitudeswhohate the truth.He taught that and also demonstrateditwhenhe stoodupforthe truth againstthe bad chief priestswhoexplainedreligiontotheirbenefits Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven - Matthew 5:10 God has setthe worldstage for testing;everydaywe meethungry and poor;some will helpandsome will refuse tohelp;those are not equallyrewarded Matthew25:31-45 teachthat whenwe refuse tohelpthe hungry, the stranger,and the sick,we refuse tohelpGod “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
  • 16. In Matthew18:23-35 Jesustaughtus to forgive inorderthatGod forgivesus;he mentionedthatthere are rewardsforforgiveness and fordoinggood works There are muchmore scripture toconfirmthat the objective of this temporarystage of life onearthis testingandthat the rewardsin the eternal life dependonthe resultsof thattesting Jesustaughtthat there will be testingandsome willfall awayin time of temptationaswritteninLuke 8:13 and Mark 4:17 Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. Matthew13:21 confirmsthe same message But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away Anotherparable of a testingperiodandthe rewardsis inMatthew 25:21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
  • 17. John18:36 is anotherexample toshow thatlife onearthisnot the target destination my kingdom is not in earth – but in heaven That is notjustfor Jesus,buthe taught that we shouldnothave treasuresonearthbut to seekthe real treasures;the eternal life in heaven Luke 12:16-21 warnthose who store up treasure forthemselves, and are notrich towardGod John12:25 warn those wholove theirlife inthisworld Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity. The same is alsoconfirmedinMatthew 10:39 Similarteachingismentionedin Luke 9:23 Thenhe saidto themall: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me”. The same isalsomentionedinMark8:34-35 Matthew 13:44 teachesthat people shoulddoeverythingtowin God’srewardsfor the righteous,towinthe kingdomof heaven The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field
  • 18. Jesustaughtthat testingandsufferinghelpto returnapersonto his senses;Luke 15:17 teachesthatthe lostsoncame to hissenses, afterhavingundergone suffering Jameshas taughtthat testingisa chance for us to grow,develop patience,andmature inGod James1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces patience. Let patience finish its work so that you may be mature and complete James1:12 teachesthat people will be testedbytemptationsand urgesus to endure the temptations Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him The NewMessiah:If you are a Muslim, youwill alsofindsimilar teachingsinQuranverses Whenwe analyse the versesof Quran,we findthatit isthe same message revealedbythe same God,we alsofindinQuran that life is a testingperiodandthatpeople will be rewardedaccordingtotheir obedience andaccordingtotheirgooddeeds Quran verse 47:31 clarifiesthatwe are here for testing
  • 19. And We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive among you [for the cause of God] and the patient, and We will test your affairs Verse 29:2-3 confirmsthatwe are here fortesting Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe" and they will not be tried? But We have certainly tried those before them, and God will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars. Similarteachingsare foundin67:2, 18:7, 2:155 and 76:2 [He is] The One Who created death and life, so that He may put you to test, to find out which of you is best in deeds: He is the All-Mighty, the All-Forgiving Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed. Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to the patient
  • 20. Quran verseslike 5:48and 6:165 teach that we are in a testingstage and we are supposedtocompete ingooddeedstopassthe testand earnour salvation If God wanted He could have made all of you a single nation. But He willed otherwise in order to test you in what He has given you; therefore try to compete in good deeds. Ultimately you all shall return to God; then He will show you the truth of those matters in which you dispute. Verse 6:165 teachesthat:He is the One Who has made you the inheritors of the earth and raised some of you in ranks over others so that He may test you in what He has given you. Surely God is swift in retribution; yet He is also very Forgiving, Merciful. Verse 5:71 teachesthatthose whoignore thatthe objectivesof life istestingare blindanddeaf They thought there would be no trial (or punishment); so they became blind and deaf: yet God (in mercy) turned to them: yet again many of them became blind and deaf. But God sees well all that they do 3:179 teachesthatGod distinguishesthe wickedfromthe good, people are notsupposedtoknow everythingtopassthat test,but theyare askedtofollow the Prophets God will not leave the believers in the state in which you are now, until He distinguishes the wicked from the good. Nor will God disclose to you the secrets of the unseen, but
  • 21. God chooses of His Messengers whom He pleases. So believe in God and His Messengers. And if you believe and fear God, then for you there is a great reward Whenthe religionteachersignore thatfact,theycannotprovide logical answertothe most importantpeople’squestion‘why are we here?’ If the Jewishscholarsignore thatthe objective of lifeistestingand teachthat the Jewsare the chosenpeople of Godand theyare promisedthe blessingsbecauseof the faithof theirfatherIbrahim, thenpeople would rejectsuchanswersbecause the scripture teachesthatGod is not biasedandthateverypersonwill be judged accordingto theirdeeds;notaccordingto theirfathersfaith If the Christianscholarsignore thatthe objectiveof life isatesting periodandteach thatthe objective istoacceptJesusasa saviour because we are born sinnersandwe cannotearn our salvationby goodworks,people willrefertothe teachingsof Jesushimself who taught thatlife isfortestingandthat people canearntheirsalvation by obedienceandbygoodworks If the Muslimscholarsignore thatthe objectivesof lifeisatesting environmentandteachthat the objective of lifeistoworshipGod, people wouldreplythatGoddoesnot needourprayers Whenscientistsandphilosophersignore the factthatour life on earthis onlya temporary testingandpreparationperiod,they
  • 22. cannot provide logical answertothe mostimportantquestion‘why are we here? Question: Why does God allow suffering? Answer:Ourlife onearthisa temporarytestingstage; the testing period isnotsupposedtobe convenientandeasy. People might regardtheirlife asa long periodof suffering,butitisnothing comparedto the billionsof yearsinthe time scale of the universe. There mustbe anotherlonglife withatime scale comparable tothe universe time scale Question:CanGodpreventthe injustice,the cruelty,the crimes,the earthquakes,the tsunamis? If he can and doesn’t wanttostop the suffering,thenhe isnotthe mostmerciful If he can’t,thenhe isnot the all powerful God! Answer:Itisa mistake toreacha conclusionwithoutknowingall the facts andwithoutseeingthe full picture. Thisstage of life isnotthe endof it;If the personwhowasborn blindisrewardedbetterrewardsinthe hereafterandbecomes happyand satisfied;thenwe donothave tofeel sadforhim If the parentsof the deadchildand the deadchildare rewarded betterrewardsinthe hereafter;thenwe donothave to feel sadfor them Since our life onearthisnot the endof it; and since we donot know the full details,itiswrongtomake inaccurate conclusions
  • 23. Question: What is the objectiveof testing? Answer:Before the wealthyfatherdistributeshiswealth,he may wantto record whichsonis obedient,the recordsare notfor the fatherwhoknows,butas a testimonyforpeople whomight questionthe justice of theirfather Question:WhydoesGodtestus; he knowsour intentionsandour deeds? Althoughthe wise teacherknows the hardworkingstudent andthe lazy student,he preparesregularexamsastestimoniessothatthe studentswouldnotsaythat the teacherhad favouredsome studentsoverthe others.Examsalsourge studentstogetprepared inorder to succeed Students shouldnotwanderaboutthe intentionof the teacher; they are supposedtofocusonwhat the teacher askedthemto do AlthoughGodknowswhat’sinour heartsand whateach of us might do,he testsusand wantedusto witnessourowntestresultsin orderto admitthat we have beenfairlyrewardedaccordingtoour achievementsasrecordedinthe testresults Those whoignore life’sobjectiveswill regretitwhentheysee the recordsof theirdeeds;theywouldwishtocome back to thislife in orderto obey,to feedthe hungryandto helpthe poor Question:We have beenaskedtobelieve butwe have notseenGod or Heaven?
  • 24. The wealthyfatherwhosendshissonsinatestingmissiondoesnot tell themeverything;he onlyprovidesthemwith someguidelines for the test.The fathermightknow the good sonwhohelpsothers and the bad sonwho doesnotcare about others,but the testwould be a testimonythatthe fatherisnotbiasedwhenhe givesbetter rewardsto the goodsons The testingquestionsandanswersare notsupposedtobe disclosed before the exam;testingenvironmentnecessitatessome doubts and enablesdifferentchoicesanddifferentdecisions Question:Howcan the same testapplyto all people;some people have bettereducation,people have differentlevelsof experience; some people hadthe chance to know aboutthe teachingsof the prophets Answer:The testdoesnotdependonthe level of education,achild may say‘I do not see the plane anymore,itisgettingfar away,it is still there butmysightdoesnot reachit; God mustbe there but my sightdoesnotreach him’,buta scientistmightconcludethat,‘Ido not see God,thenthere isno God’ The test doesnotdependonthe level of religioneducation,maybe someone whoneverheardof the religionteachingssay,‘What I do not want done to myself, I will not do to others’ The test doesnotdependonthe knowledgeof religionteachings, althoughitisconfirmedbyall religions.We mayfindsome scholars whoknowthe religionteachingsbuttheyaccepttopersecute and
  • 25. torture others,those are the bad treeswhichthe prophetshave warnedusof themand of theirbad fruits The wise teachersetsdifferentevaluationcriteriafordifferent grades;the studentsinthe firstgrade are not evaluatedasthe studentsinthe advanceddegrees.We expect thatthe fairand wise God wouldevaluate peopleaccordingtowhattheyhave been provided.The personwhoneverheardof Prophetswouldhave an easiertestbasedonthe giftof intelligence andconscience;he might getrewardsfor hisgoodworks andhe mightnotbe punishedatall Question: Does God choose some people to be his own childrenand forsake others? Answer:Godis notbiased,Deuteronomy10:17 teachesthat God doesnotfavour as itis written Who shows no partiality God favoursthe obedientson;the measure setbyGodis:if you obeyanddo good deedstohelpothersthenyouwill be blessed,if youdo not obeyanddo not do gooddeedstohelpothersthenyou will be cursed If you are a Jew;youwill findoutthatthe most frequentteachings of the OldTestimonyare:blessingsforobedienceandCursesfor disobedience
  • 26. Deuteronomy11:26-28 teaches See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse - the blessing if you obey the commands of God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of God and turn from the way that I command you today In Deuteronomy32:46-47 he saidto them Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law - They are not just idle words for you—they are your life Deuteronomy28:2-6 teachesAll these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out In Deuteronomy30:15-16 Moses taught:See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. - For I command you today to love God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase Deuteronomy30:19 teaches This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live
  • 27. In Deuteronomy10:12-13, Mosessaid:what does God ask of you but to fear God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the LORD's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good? The same consistentteachingsare alsoconfirmedinDeuteronomy 7:12-16, Deuteronomy11:13-15, Deuteronomy15:5-6 andLeviticus 26 Deuteronomy29:9 alsourgespeople tofollow the law inorderto succeed Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do Deuteronomy 11:1 Therefore you shall love the LORD your God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, always Psalms 119:10 With my whole heart have I sought you: O let me not wander from your commandments Psalm119:30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me
  • 28. Psalm119:60 I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments Psalm119:44 I will keep your law continually, forever and ever Psalm112:1 Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments! Proverbs10:8 The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin Psalm119:47 For I find my delight in your commandments, which I love Psalm119:48 I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes
  • 29. Similarteachingsare alsomentionedinDeuteronomy28:15-20, 28:47-48, 28:58-59, 30:8-10, andin manyotherverses If you are a Christian,youwill findsuchteachingsinthe parables taught byJesuslike the parable of the Sowerandthe SeedsinLuke 8:4-15 , Mark 4:3-9 and Matthew 13:3-9 He alsoexplainedthatthe seedisthe wordof God. The onesalong the path are those whohave heard;thenthe devil comesandtakes away the wordfromtheirhearts,that theymaynot believeandbe saved Jesustaughtthe parable of The Net inMatthew 13:47-50 and explainedthatthe angelswill come outandseparate the evil from the righteous Similarteachingsare alsodemonstratedinthe parable of the Faithful andUnfaithful ServantsinLuke 12:32-48 and Matthew 24: 42-51 In Luke 16:19-31, Jesustaughtthe parable of The RichMan and Lazarus and explainedthat If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead. Jesustaughtthe parable of The Prodigal SoninLuke 15:11-32 to highlightthe importance of obedience andrepentance asthe main pre-requisitesforsalvation
  • 30. Jesuswasconfirmingthe teachingsof the OldTestimony in repentance and obedience is your salvation as taught inIsaiah 30:15 That is the core ChristianityteachingastaughtinMatthew 7:21 Not every one that said to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven In Luke 6:46, Jesusblamesthose whodonotdo whathe askedthem to do Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? In Luke 10:30-37, Jesustaughtthe parable of The GoodSamaritanto demonstrate thatGodevaluatespeoplebasedontheirgoodworks, not basedonthe family,the tribe,the nationalityorthe religion theybelongto Accordingto that wisdom, the strangerwhodoesgooddeedsis betterthanthe wickedbrother Accordingto that wisdom, the honestservantwhoprotectsthe wealthof the youngchildrenisbetterthanthe sonor the brother whoscatter the wealthof the youngchildren
  • 31. Accordingto that wisdom, the strangerwhoriskshislife to distribute foodtothe oldpeople duringmilitaryconflictsisbetter than the citizenwhoflees Accordingto that wisdom, the poorstrangerworkerwhodevotes himself toserve people isbetterthanthe citizenwhowasteshis time andwho makesexcusestoavoiddoinganyhardwork Accordingto that wisdom, the strangerworkerwhodevelopthe country resourcesisbetterthanthe citizenswhoexploitthe country resourcestotheirownbenefits Accordingto that wisdom, the strangerwhowiselycontrol the countrybudgetisbetterthan the leaderswhoscatterthe budgets on un-necessaryarmsracesand on un-necessarypublicrelations advertisings Question:Whowill identifywhatistrue andwhat hasbeenadded? We are not scholars,we do notknow the religionteachings,andwe relyon the scholarsbecause we assume thatthe scholarsare the specialists whoare supposedtotell the truth Answer:Peopleinvestigate everythingaboutthe productsthey purchase,the stockmarkets,the political news,the sportsnews, and abouteverythingtheyare interestedin.Since theyare not interestedinreligion,theyjustassume thatthe religionteachersare alwaysright;theydo notdo any analysisalthoughtheyhave the
  • 32. skillstoanalyse everythingelse otherthanthe religionteachings. Theydo not evenquestionthe teachersaboutthe obvious contradictions If people hadfollowedthe teachingsof Pharaoh’sreligionadvisors, theywouldn’thave acceptedMoses.If peoplehadfollowedthe advice of the chief priests,theywouldn’thave acceptedJesus Religionauthoritiesliketotailorthe religiontosuittheirbenefits, each religionauthorityclaimsthatitisthe onlytrue authorityand that otherreligionsare false religionsandotherteachersare false teachers The NewMessiah:youdo not assume thatthe specialistsales personwould sell usthe bestproduct;theyurge usto buy the productwiththe highestprofitmarginevenif itisnotthe best productfor us. Teachingthe simple true teachingsastaughtbythe prophetsdoes not leave muchroomof profitsto the religionteachersbecause people wouldsimplyobeytogetsaved;nomediators are required to teachthe attractive teachings Most scholarsignore the harsh teachingslike pluckoutyoureye whichdo notencourage people todonate andteachthe distorted teachingsbecause the attractive teachingsmake peoplefeel happy and urge themto donate
  • 33. Whenwe search the internetfora certaingoodproduct;we find that the fake productsare listedmore frequentlythanthe original product.Those whosell the fake productmustexertmore efforts and mustpay the search sitestolisttheirfake productwhenever there isa search fora certaingoodproduct.As a result,manyfake productsare shownbefore the goodproduct The same badpractice isinuse by the bad scholarswhoexertmore effortstospreadthe attractive teachingsinmanysitesand, wheneverourchildrenwanttoknow somethingaboutthe religion teachings,theywill findmanydistortedteachingsbefore the true teachings Question: Why Doesn’t God Answer our Prayers? Proverbs21:13 teachesthat whoeverdoesnotanswerthe poor, God will notanswerhim Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered Psalm91 teachesthatGod protectsthe obedientandanswershis prayers Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place the Most High, who is my refuge no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent.
  • 34. Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him James4:3 teachesusto pray the right prayers And even when you ask, you don't get it because your motives are all wrong--you want only what will give you pleasure. Psalms55:22 teachesthat God doesnotallow the righteoustobe shaken Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. 2 Chronicles7:14 teachesthatGod answersthe prayersof the repentedsinners if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Isaiah24:5 warns those whodisobeyGod’slaw andbreakthe everlastingcovenant
  • 35. The earth is defiled by its people; they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and broken the everlasting covenant. Isaiah59:2 and 48:18 teach that God doesnotanswerthe prayersof the disobedientpersonbuthe answersthe prayersof the righteous But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear Micah 3:4 alsoexplainsthe reasonsfornotansweringourprayers Then they will cry to the Lord, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have made their deeds evil James5:16 teachesthat God answersthe prayersof the righteous person The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working In Matthew7:7-12, Jesusurgedthe believerstoaskGod and to knockthe door;he taught us to dogood deedsandwantedusto trust that God answersourprayers Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks
  • 36. receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him! Isaiah48:18 If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea Isaiah42:21 teachesthatGod couldhave considerthemrighteousif theyhad glorifiedthe law Question: Does God punish his bad sons in hell? The wise fatherthreatenstopunishthe wickedsonbut he forgives; that iswhat the merciful fatherdoes;Godhasmuch more mercy than anymerciful father Scripture teachingsincludethe threats forpunishments,butitalso include the teachingsof mercyandforgiveness; the wiseand merciful fatherdoesnot punish accordingtothe threats;he asked us to forgive andhe isthe most merciful, mostcompassionate Forgive, and you will be forgiven
  • 37. Luke 6:37 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Matthew6:14 forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins Mark 11:25 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out Acts 3:19 That is alsowhatwe shouldlearnfromthe teachingsandfromthe parable of the unforgivingservantinMatthew 18:21-35 Question:What about those who do not repent;those who do not turn to God;those who do not believe inGod? The newMessiah:I do notknow! Question:Youclaimtobe a Prophetandyou say that you do not know?
  • 38. The NewMessiah:Prophetsdonotknow everything; inMark13:32 and Matthew24:36 Jesussaid that ‘Only Godknows’;the factthat ‘Prophetsdonotknoweverything’ isalsomentioned inQuran verseslike 11:31, 27:65, 6:59, 31:4, 72:26 The unbelievers whosee the signsof Godineverything anddonot believemustbe arrogant;theylie tothemselves;theymightbe punished because theyare liarsandare arrogant, but I cannot confirm! SometimesinmyprayersIpray to God inorderthat he forgivesall people;there couldbe manypeoplewhopraysuchprayers.If some people donotwantthat anyone wouldbe punished,we hope that God wouldforgive eventhe non-believersbecause Godhasmore mercyand more compassionthan those of us whopray for the forgivenessof all Question:ButGod didnotanswerAbrahamwhenhe askedGod not to destroyLot village ‘Sodom’aswrittenin Genesis18:16-33 Question:Yes,Goddidnot answerAbraham;thatis alsomentioned inQuran 11:74-76 A: Punishmentinthisworldis expected;we are here fortesting,but it isnot expectedthatGodwouldacceptan eternal unlimited punishmentforlimitedsins Question:Butthere are verseswhichmentionthe eternal punishmentlike Matthew 25:41 and 25:46 Question:Yes, the eternal punishment isalsomentionedinQuran verseslike verse 2:162 A: If we read the followingverse 2:163, itmentions thatGod isthe mostmerciful. Whenthe fathermentionsthe punishment andthe mercy,whichone do we expectthatthe wise merciful father would accept forhisown disobedientson?
  • 39. Question:Iam an atheist;Ido notbelieve inGod! I knowmany religionteachers andIdo not wantto be like them because theyare not good I knowthat the scripture includesmanywrongteachingsandmany wronginformationwhichwere accepted asfactsfor longtime but provedtobe wrong The wrong teachingsandthe wrong informationcannotbe the wordsof God; thatis whyI do not believe A: You donot have to trust the religionteachers;Jesuswarnedus But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. You do nothave to accept that the whole bookisthe inspiredword of God;that verse in 2 Timothy3:16 isnot taught byJesus.That verse iswrittenbefore anyof the fourgospels You do nothave to accept the claimsof the Jewishteacherswho teachthat theyare the chosenpeople of God You do nothave to accept the teachingsof the Christianteachers whoclaimthat theyare the elected,the justifiedandthe glorified before the foundationsof the world You do nothave to accept the teachingsof the Muslimteacherswho claimthat the Jewsare cursed andthat the Christianare misguided, and that theyare the trulyguidedpeople What youneedto consideristothinkof the thingsyousee every day andto admitthat there isa God whocreatedeverything
  • 40. What youalso needtodo is use the giftsof yourmindand your conscience to conclude the ‘goldenrule ‘ whichteach ‘What I do not want done to myself, I will not do to others’ You will findthatfewteachingsbythe prophetsconfirmthe giftsof mindsandconscience;those teachingsguideyouto believe inGod, to maintainjustice,todogoodworkto help the poor andto defend the oppressed,etc. Question:whataboutbelievinginthe miracles,believingthatIhave beenbornsinnerandI cannot earnmy salvation,andIneeda saviour A: Jesus wasnotproud of miracles;he condemnedthose whoasked himto showmiracles inMatthew 12:39, Mark 8:12, and Luke 11:29 A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! Jesusdidnotteach that the whole scripture isthe inspiredwordof God, he actuallywarnedof those who teachwrong teachings Jesusdidnotteach that the childrenare bornsinners Question: Do we inherit our fathers' sins? Deuteronomy24:16 and 2 Kings14:6 teachthat the childrenare not responsible forthe mistakesof the fathers The fathers shall not be put to death for the children; neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers. Every man shall be put to death for his own sin
  • 41. Jeremiah31:30 teachthat eachpersonwill be punishedforthe sins he has done;sinsare not inherited Instead, everyone will die for their own sin; whoever eats sour grapes—their own teeth will be set on edge Ezekiel 18:20 teaches: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him Ezekiel 33:8 and 33:20 teachthat the wickedpersonwill die forhis ownsin That is alsothe commonsense accordingto the giftsof mindsand conscience;thatiswhatwise judgesdoeverywhere andeveryday. Fair judgesdonotpunishthe sonsfor the mistakesof the fathers, theydo notpunishthe innocentforthe mistakesof the guilty In Exodus32:33, WhenMoses triedtotake the sinsof the people ontohimself,Goddeniedhim: The Lord replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book Jesustaughtthat everyone will be judgedaccordingtohisdeeds Matthew 16:27
  • 42. 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done. Psalm 62:12 and, "You reward everyone according to what they have done." Question: Are we born sinners? Accordingto the consistentProphet’steachings,notall people are sinners;there are alsothose whoobeyandwhoare righteous Psalm1 Clarifiesthatthere are Righteousandthere are Wicked;it doesnotteach that all people are bornsinners Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers Psalm11:4-6 teach that God observesthe righteousandthe wicked (notall people are sinners)
  • 43. The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them. The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion Psalm128 teach that there are righteouswhowill be blessedfor theirobedience Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours Proverbs9:12 teachesthateverypersonhasthe choice to be good or bad; people are notbornsinners If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer Proverbs11:5-6 teachthat there are righteouswhoobeyandthere are wickedwhochoose tofollow evildesires The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness. The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires
  • 44. Isaiah3:10-11 confirmsthe consistentteachingsof the Prophets,It teachesthatthere are righteouswhowill be rewarded the fruitof theirdeeds andthere are wickedwhowill be punished forwhat theirhandshave done Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done The doctrine of original siniswrongbecause itexcusesthe sinner;it showsGod as unjustandas responsibleforsin.The doctrine is wrongbecause itcontradictsthe most consistentscripture teachings In Mark 10:13-16, Matthew 18:3 and Luke 18:16-17 Jesustaught that the childrenare notborn sinners Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it James.4:17 clarifiesthatitisup to people tobe sinnersorrighteous If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn't do it, it is sin for them Since that rule isnotapplicable tothe new bornbabies,thenthey cannot be born sinners
  • 45. James1:14-15 teachthat no one isborn a sinner,butthe person becomesasinnerbecause he choosestodisobeyandtodo wrong but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full- grown, gives birth to death James2:8 teachesthatit isup to people toobey If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, Love your neighbour as yourself, you are doing right 1 John3:4 teachesthatsin istransgression, nottransmission. Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness Sinis notsomethinginherited."Everyone whopracticessinalso practiceslawlessness;andsinislawlessness."(1John3:4). Sinis not somethingwe are bornwith;itis somethingwe do.Whenwe break God's law,we sin. Is forgiveness possible without shedding of blood? Is forgiveness possible by repentance and obedience?
  • 46. Hebrews 9:22 “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness” isa misunderstandingof verse Leviticus17:11 whichis not aboutatonement,butisaboutdietarylaws.Godhas clarified that bloodinmeatis notgood forhealth;thatclarificationwas necessarytothe people whodonothave advancedmedical toolsto knowthat eatingthe meatwiththe bloodstill initisbad forhealth The true wordof God isnot whatis writtenbythe unknownwriter of Hebrews;itiswhathas beentaughtbyMoses,Jesusand the Prophetswhotaughtthe forgivenessispossible viaobedience, repentance,andprayers Deuteronomy4:30-31 teach ‘if you come back to God, He will accept you’ isalsotaught by Jesusinthe parable of the rebellious son (Luke 15) when he repented,he hadbeenaccepted Ezekiel 18:23 teachesthat God forgivesthe wickedwhenthey repentandobey Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord God, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live? Hosea6:6 teachesthat forgivenessispossible by repentance and obedience;nosacrifice isnecessary “I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”
  • 47. In Matthew9:13 Jesustaughtthathe came to call the sinnerto repentance and taughtthat Repentance andobedience are necessaryforsalvation;thatisa confirmationtoHosea6:6 I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance That is alsoa confirmationtoother oldtestimonyteachingslike Isaiah30:15 Psalm69:30-31 teach thatpraise worshipisbetterthansacrifice “I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bull” Proverbs21:3 meansJustice betterthansacrifice To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Proverbs16:6 teachesthat “In mercy and truth atonement is provided for iniquity.” 2 Chronicles7:14 teachesthatforgiveness isobtainable without bloodsacrifice
  • 48. If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land In I Kings8:46-50, Solomonindicatedthatprayercan be usedto obtainforgiveness Jonah3 teachthat people are forgivenwhentheyrepentedand fasted,withoutofferinganysacrifice andwithoutshedding any blood Isaiah30:15 teaches in repentance and obedience is your salvation In Luke 13:3, 13:5, Jesustaught ‘unless you repent, you will perish’ Whenthe scribeswantedtosupport the doctrine of Atonement they have addedverseslike Matthew 18:11 For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost The bible footnotesexplainsthatverse Matthew 18:11 was notin the original oldscriptures Question: What is your message?
  • 49. The newMessiah:My message isto warn people of the wrong religionteachings.Like anyotherprophet,Iamsupposedtoconfirm the true teachingsandto warnpeople of the distortedteachings Question:Whyshouldpeople distortthe true teachings? Question:Couldn'tGodhave protectedthe scripture against distortions? The NewMessiah:Prophetsdidnotteachthat God has preserved the holybook;theyhave advisedthatthere will be changesand have warnedof such additionsanddeletions. Amos8:11-12 teachthat People will be thirstyforthe true wordof God but theywill notfinditanywhere Psalm56:5 teaches All day long they twist my words Jeremiah8:8 teachesthe lyingpenof the scribeshasdistortedthe wordof God Jeremiah5:30-31teach that the priestshave distortedthe religion teachingsandthat the people love those distortedteachings JewishscholarsteachthatJews are the chosen people of God
  • 50. ChristianScholarsteachthattheyare the predestined,the glorified, and the chosenbefore the creationof the world MuslimScholarsteachthat Jewsare cursed,Christiansare misguided,andthatMuslimsare the trulyguidedpeople All those scholarsare mistaken Most of whatthe Jewishscholarsteachisnot the true teachingsas taught byMoses Most of whatthe Christianscholarsteachisnot the true teachings as taught byJesus Most of whatthe Muslimscholarsteach isnot the true teachingsof Islam People are confusedbythe contradictingteachings,theytryto searchthe internetforthe true wordof God, but theycannotfindit anywhere Insteadof the true teachingslike ‘Do not have two differing measures’, ‘The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner’, ‘The foreigner must be treated as your native-born’, ‘You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born’ inDeuteronomy25:13-16, Exodus12:49, Leviticus19:33-35, Leviticus24:22, Numbers15:15-16, Deuteronomy24:14-15
  • 51. The biasedscribeshave ignoredthose true teachingsandinserted some additionstorestrictjustice tothe ‘fellowIsraelite’,‘mypeople amongyou’,or ‘Hebrewmenor women’ Theydo not teachthe original teachingsanymore;instead,they teachthe manipulatedteachingslike You may charge a foreigner interest, but not a fellow Israelite In Deuteronomy23:19-20, Exodus22:25, Deuteronomy15:1-2, Deuteronomy15:12 Insteadof the true teaching ‘You shall not murder ‘InExodus20:13 and Deuteronomy5:17 The bad scribeswhoglorifydefeatingtheirenemiesignoredthe true teachingandaddedsome versestojustifythe killinglike Exodus 23:23, Numbers31:16-18, Joshua6:20-21, Judges15:14-16 and Judges16:30 Insteadof the true andmost consistent teachingsof ‘blessingsfor obedience andcursesfordisobedience’ inLeviticus26, Deuteronomy 28,Deuteronomy 11:26-28, Deuteronomy 4:40, Deuteronomy 6:24-25, Deuteronomy7:12-15,andDeuteronomy 8, theyteachthat God has chosenthemregardlessof theirobedience as inthe distortedteachingsof Deuteronomy9:5-6and Deuteronomy7:6-8
  • 52. Insteadof the true andharsh teachingsof JesusinMatthew 7:21-27, Luke 13:25-27, Matthew 22:35-40, Luke 10:25-28, Matthew 25:35- 45, Mark 12:28-34, Mark 10:17-19, Matthew 19:16-19, Luke 18:18- 20, Luke 6:46-48, John14:15 and John14:21 mostChristianscholars teachthe distortedandattractive teachingslikeRomans8:30, 1 Thessalonians5:9, Ephesians2:5,Ephesians2:8-9,Romans 3:28, Galatians2:16, Colossians2:14 and Ephesians1:4 The Muslimscholars whojustifykillingof innocentpeopleare not true Muslimsbecause theydonot obeythe Quranverses like 5:32, 4:90, 2:190, 8:61, 17:33, 25:68 and6:151 whichteach ‘Youshall not kill - God has made life sacred’ The Muslimscholarswhoteach to kill the unbelieversare mistaken; verse 9:6 isenoughproof fortheirmistakes,because Muslimsare supposedtoprotectthe unbelieversand theycannotprotectthem afterkillingthem The Muslimswhojustifykillingof those wholeave Islamare mistaken because theydonotobeythe Islamicteachingslike Quran verses2:256, 16:125 and 18:29 whichteachFreedomof Religion The Muslimscholarswhojustifythe killingof the hostagesare mistaken;verse 8:70 provesthatthe hostage are notto be killed, because Muslimsare supposedtocomfortthe hostagesandthey cannot comfortthemafterkillingthem The Muslimscholarswhoteach that Islamisthe onlytrue religion are mistaken;theyhave beenorderedtobelieveinwhathasbeen
  • 53. revealedtoMoses,JesusandotherProphetsastaughtin Quran verse 3:84 The Muslimscholarswhoteach that the fate of people is determinedbeforetheyare bornandbefore theyhave anychance to do goodor bad are mistaken;theyignore the basicQuranverses like 17:15, 45:15,43:72, 16:35, 19:63, 19:76, 20:112, 34:50, 37:39, 39:41, 39:70, 40:17, 47:17, 55:60, 56:24, 18:107 and 4:147 The versesteachthat God doesnotpredestine people’sfate,but givesthemthe choice eithertoobeyanddo gooddeedsorto rebel and do evil deeds;there isnopunishmentforthose whochoose to obeyandto thank God. Moseswarnedof the expectedcorruptionandturningfrom the way he has commandedthem, inDeuteronomy31:27-29 he usedstrong wordslike For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you have been rebellious against the LORD while I am still alive and with you, how much more will you rebel after I die! And For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster will fall on you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD and arouse his anger by what your hands have made Jesushaswarnedthe priestswhospendmore time inthe housesof widows. InMatthew23:14 he said
  • 54. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation In Matthew7:15-20, Jesuswarnedof the false teacherswhomislead people Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves The same teachingisalsowritteninLuke 6:43-44 As Mosesand Jesuswarnedof the false teacherswhoexplain religiontotheirbenefits,the prophetof Islamhasalsowarnedof those whoignore the true teachingsandteachdifferentteachings I will say those people are from me. It will be said, 'You do not know what changes and new things they did after you.' Then I will say, 'Far removed (from mercy), far removed (from mercy), those who changed (the religion) after me! That is recordedinBukhari 7051 Book 92, Hadith4 andin Volume 9, Book88, Hadith 174 The prophetof Islamhaswarnedof the badMuslimscholarswho orderothersto do goodbut theydo notdo goodand whoforbid othersfromevil while theydoevil That hadithisrecordedinSahihal-Bukhari 7098 - Book92, Hadith 49
  • 55. The prophetof Islamwarnedthose whoabandonthe true teachings of Islamandwhojustifyfightingandkillings;he warnedof thatin manyHadithslike Bukhari 7070 - Book 92, Hadith 21 and 7077 - Book92, Hadith28 and121 - Book3, Hadith63 In anotherHadith,he describedthe badMuslimscholarswhojustify killingas ‘worst people under the sky’. That is recordedin Mishkatal-Masabih1/91 Hadith276 The bestadvice isto follow the commongroundof the clear teachingsastaught bythe prophets.The same message revealedto the prophetsbythe same God mustbe consistent,clearandeasy for all people regardlessof theirlevelof educationorexperience The common groundof religionteachingsinclude: In obedienceandrepentance isyoursalvation,if youobeyand do gooddeeds,youwill be blessed,if youdisobeyyouwill be lost;that isthe clearmessage.Thatmessage isthe most consistentmessage by Moses,confirmedbyJesusandbyIslamicteachings Insteadof the true religionteachingswhichshoulduniteall people underthe same guidelinesof obedience,repentance,forgiveness, gooddeedsand compassion;we findthe distortedteachingswhich agitate hatredand the unnecessaryendlesswarsandsectarian conflicts
  • 56. We have the choice to be like the sonwhosays thatif the wordof God includessomuchcrueltyandso manycontradictions,thenIdo not needthe wordof such God We alsohave the choice to be like the sonwhosays we cannot teachthe harshteachingslike ‘pluckoutyoureye’or‘woe toyou’or ‘freelyyou have received;freelygive’,we shouldcontinuetoteach attractive teachingsbecause we needanincome tosurvive We alsohave choice to be like the sonwhosaysmaybe the fatheris testingus;maybe some of my brothershave changedthe message of the fatherto explainittotheirbenefits We alsohave the choice to be like the sonwhosays that he knows the true wordsof the wise fatheras he knowshisownchildren,he will continue toidentifythe truththathurtsand he wouldhappily accept anypersecutionfromthe majoritywhichhate the truth;that iswhat the prophetsdidandthat is whatthe prophetsorderedusto do Question: We don’t need any more prophets because Christ left us the Bible and the Holy Spirit Answer:The parable of The Weeds inthe Grain(or The Tares) in Matthew13:24-30 teachesthatboththe goodand the bad grains shouldstaytill the end.There will alwaysbe goodgrains,the wheat or the true teachingswhichnourishthe spiritandthere willalsobe the weedsorthe addedteachingswhichdistortthe true message of God. That ispart of the testing
  • 57. The struggle betweenthe goodandthe evil willcontinueuntil the endof the world;as longas there isa needtoidentifythe true teachingsandthe wrongteachings,Godwill continue tonominate Prophetstoclarifythe truth Question: Which verses are distorted? Question: Why shouldanyone distort the teachings of the prophets? WhenJacob’sdescendants wantedtoglorify him, they claimedthat he wrestledwithGodandwas saved.The verses inGenesis32:24-30 teachthat Jacob was able towrestle withGod;he saidto God "I will not let you go unless you bless me” Althoughthe true teachingsof Deuteronomy10:17 teach that God doesnotfavour ‘whoshowsnopartiality’,the descendantsof Jacob wantedtoglorifyhiminthe name of God; theyaddedthe distorted teachingof Genesis25:23 andMalachi 1:2-3 “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated” Theywantedto saythat it isthe will of God to choose them regardlessof anyconditionlike goodworkandtrue faith.That distortedteachingisagainstthe true teachingsof MosesthatGod choosesthe righteouswhoobeyandcurse the wickedas the core and the mostconsistentteachingsof Exodus19:5, Leviticus18:4-5, Leviticus26, Deuteronomy11:18-20, 11:26-28 , Deuteronomy28,
  • 58. Deuteronomy30:15-16 , andDeuteronomy30:19, Deuteronomy 32:46-47 The same mistake isalsocommittedby some of the Christian scholarswhoteach the wrongdoctrine of unconditional election and by some of the Muslimscholarswhoteachthat people had been predestinedtoheaven orhell before they were bornand before they hadanychance to do goodor evil deeds Deuteronomy30:11-14 teachthat obedience ispossible;the verses have beencopiedinto Romans10:5-9 in orderto change the salvationbyobedience intothe salvationbyfaithalone Some teachers teachthat obedience is notpossible;theydonot teachDeuteronomy30:11-14 anymore;theyteachthe distorted teachingswhichteachthatobedience isnotpossible likeRomans 7:14-25, Romans10:5-9 and Galatians3:10 The original versesof Deuteronomy30:11-14 are: Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it The distortedversesof Romans10:5-9 are:
  • 59. Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on the law shall live by it. But the righteousness based on faith says, "Do not say in your heart, Who will ascend into heaven?" (that is, to bring Christ down) or "Who will descend in the abyss?" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart (that is, the word of faith which we preach); because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved Question: What is the reason of such changes? A: The reasonof the change is to shift the faithfoundationsfrom obedience,repentance, andgooddeedsintoclaimsof faithwithout goodworksor obedience toGod’slaw Romans7:19 teaches For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing Jameshas correctedthatmisunderstandingin James4:17 If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn't do it, it is sin for him Insteadof the true andmost consistent teachingsof ‘blessingsfor obedience andcursesfordisobedience’inDeuteronomy28, Leviticus18:4-5, Deuteronomy11:18-20, 11:26-28 , Deuteronomy 32:46-47, Deuteronomy30:15-16 , andDeuteronomy30:19, some
  • 60. teachersteachthat God choosespeople regardlessof their obedience asinthe distortedteachingsof Deuteronomy9:5-6and Deuteronomy7:6,Malachi 1:2, Romans 9:13 Question:DoesGodneedourobedience? Answer:If God wantsto setup the testingenvironmenttotest people,thenwe are notsupposedtoadvise Godonhow to set up the termsand conditionsof the testing.The studentsare not supposedtoadvise the teacheronhow to prepare the exams.God has createdusand he knowshow totest us Question:We donot believe thatthe scripturesinclude some distortedverses;we understandthat the whole the bookisinspired by God Answer:The teaching‘all the bookisinspiredbyGod’isnotthe true teachingsof the Prophets;the Prophetswanedthatthere willbe false teacherswhomisleadthe majority –that statement‘all the bookis inspiredbyGod’waswrittenbefore the bibleswere written and cannotbe usedas an authenticationtothe accuracyof everythingwritteninthe scriptures Question:AccordingtoJudaismteachings,we understandthatthe Jewsare the chosenchildrenof God;theyare the chosenregardless of anyconditionlike goodworkandtrue faith.
  • 61. Question:Godhasfavouredthe descendantsof Abrahamregardless of theirwork;thatis the promise of God as writteninDeuteronomy 9:5-6 and Deuteronomy7:6 Answer:If we complete the versesof Deuteronomy 9and Deuteronomy7,we will know thatMoseswasurgingpeople to obey;Moseshave nevertaughtthat God rewardspeople while they are disobedient . Those versesof Deuteronomy9:5-6and Deuteronomy7:6which musthave beenaddedbythe scribeswholike boastingforbeingthe ‘chosenpeople’ Question:Howdoyouconclude that the versesmusthave been added? Answer: Because the otherverseswhichdefine the chosenpeopleare based on the conditionof obedience;those are the mostre-iterated teachingsby Moses, David,Solomon,Isaiahandthe Prophetslike Exodus19:5, Leviticus18:4-5, Leviticus26,Deuteronomy11:18-20, 11:26-28 , Deuteronomy28, Deuteronomy30:15-16 , and Deuteronomy30:19, Deuteronomy32:46-47 Psalms4:3 teachesthat people are consideredasthe chosenpeople of God because of theirobedience,notbecause of the righteousnessof theirfathers Those versesmusthave beenaddedbecause the scribeslikedto boastand to claimthat theyare the chosen.AlsoMosesandthe prophetshave warnedof the scripture changes inDeuteronomy 31:27-29, Amos8:11-12, Jeremiah8:8-13,5:30-31, and 23:16, 21, 32, 36, Isaiah30:9-11
  • 62. Question:We understand that the Holy Book is inspired by God The NewMessiah:The HolyBook includessome of the true teachingsandincludessome additionsandchanges. The verse in 2 Timothy3:16 is nottaught byJesus.That verse iswrittenbefore any of the fourgospels Question:Howcan we identifythe true teachingsandthe distorted teachings? A: The true prophet’steachingscanbe identifiedasthe consistent teachingswe findinthe teachingsof Mosesinthe Torah booksof Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy whichare repeatedorconfirmedin the Psalmsof David,whichare repeatedorconfirmedinthe books of Solomonlike the Proverbs,otherbooksof Isaiahandthe Prophets,repeatedorconfirmedbyJesusinthe gospels,repeated or confirmedbythe teachingsof Islam. Those teachingsare the commonground whichincludesthe true teachingslike the beliefinGod,obedience toGod’scommands, maintainingjustice andmercy,doinggooddeeds,defendingthe orphans,the widows,the strangers,andthe oppressed, etc. All prophetshave mentionedthosefew teachingsandhave advised that the personwhofellow those teachingsisbuildinghisfaithon solidfoundationsandwill be saved All the Prophetsalsowarnedthatthe personwhofellow the false teacherswhoteachattractive teachingstoattract people andto reapthe financial giftsinexchangeof the wrongteachings.
  • 63. The personwhofollowthe attractive teachingsandexpectfree salvationwithoutobedience toGod’slaw isbuildinghisfaithon sand andwill perish Question: Can religionhelpin resolving the world’s problems? Question:Howcan youresolve the Israeli–Palestinianconflict? The problem couldbe resolvedif we refertothe true religion teachingsinsteadof the distorted ones The core of the issue isthe wrongunderstandingthatthe Jewsare the unconditionallychosenpeople of God;thatis wrongaccording to the teachingsof Moses like Exodus19:5, Leviticus18:4-5, Leviticus26, Deuteronomy11:18-20, 11:26-28 , Deuteronomy28, Deuteronomy30:15-16 , andDeuteronomy30:19, Deuteronomy 32:46-47 Those are the mostreiteratedandconsistentteachingsof Torah whichteachthat the choice of God and the blessingsare conditional ‘blessingsforobedience andcursesfordisobedience’ Mosesdidnot teach that the Jewsare the only chosenpeople;the correct definitionof the chosenpeople of Godastaught by Mosesis an openinvitationtoeachpersontobe a chosensonof God by obedience, bymaintainingjustice,byapplyingone measure orone lawfor JewsandNon-Jews,fortakingcare of the orphans,the widows, andthe strangers Jewishscholarsdonotteachthe original teachingsanymore;they teachthe distorted teachingsof Deuteronomy9:5-6and
  • 64. Deuteronomy7:6in orderto claim that God has chosen them regardlessof the conditionof obedience Those claimswere nottaughtby Moses,David,Solomon,Isaiah,or by the Prophets;those prophetshave warnedof the wrong teachings Psalms4:3 teachesthatpeople are consideredasthe chosenpeople of God because of theirobedience,notbecause of the righteousnessof theirfathers The main reasonof the conflictisthe assumption thatthe Jewsare superiortoothersand that theyhave the rightto do whateverthey wantwithoutmaintainingjustice andwithouthavingtoapplythe same lawfor JewsandNon-Jews Moses has warnedof the expectedcorruptionandturningfromthe wayhe has commanded hispeople,inDeuteronomy31:27-29 he said For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you have been rebellious against the LORD while I am still alive and with you, how much more will you rebel after I die! And For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt and to turn from the way I have commanded you. There are muchmore warningof the scripture changesbymany prophets;examplesare Amos8:11-12, Jeremiah8:8-13, 5:30-31, and 23:16, 21, 32, 36, Isaiah30:9-11
  • 65. In orderto resolve the problem,itisnecessarytofollow the original teachings, tomaintainjustice andtohave the same law for Jewsand non-Jewsasperthe original Torahteachings Deuteronomy25:13- 16, Exodus12:49, Leviticus19:33-37, Leviticus24:22, Numbers 15:15-16, Deuteronomy24:14-15 To resolve the conflict,itisnecessaryto maintainJusticeastaught by Mosesand the Prophets;if anyhouse or landisnot sold to the Jews;thenthe oldowneror hisdescendant mustbe fairly compensated To resolve the conflict,itisnecessarytouse the same measure and the same law forJewand non-Jew astaughtbyMoses and bythe Prophets Good Jewishteachershave arole toplay;theycan teach the original teachingsinsteadof the distortedteachings Good Muslimscholarshave a role to play;theycan explainthe teachingswhichencourage forgivenessinsteadof revenge;theycan teachthe verseswhichencourage reconciliationandfriendship The most frequentlyused Hebrew wordisShalom;the most frequentlyusedArabicwordisSalam;bothwordsmeansPEACE; those are the mostimportantgreetingsinHebrew andinArabic. JewsandArabs should apply the meaningsof theirmostfrequently used words We shouldfollowthe wisdomtaughtin Isaiah2:4; itteachesthat ‘Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more’
  • 66. Isaiah also taught that the efforts and the resources should be invested in the agricultural tools to produce food instead of wasting the resources in the military hardware ‘they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks’ We shouldalsorememberthe wisdomtaughtinIsaiah9:16 Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided are led astray. That wisdomteachthat some leadersdonotlistentothe poor people whoneedfoodandpeace;theylistentothe powerful militarygeneralswhojustifymilitaryexpenditure andwhoglorify wars to defeattheirenemies We shouldalsorememberthe wisdomtaughtin ISAIAH32:16-18 The wisdom teach that justice will bring peace We shouldalsorememberthe prophecyof ISAIAH19:23-25 23 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. 24 In that day Israel will be the third, along with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing[b] on the earth. 25 The Lord Almighty will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my inheritance.”
  • 67. Isaiahmentionedthatwe shouldnotlistentothe leaderswho promote wars,we shouldchange the prioritytothe agricultural toolsand prosperityinsteadof buildingthe militaryhardware, Alsomentionedthatwithoutjustice;people will nothave peace or securedhome;thenhe predictedthatthere will be peace and continuousroadsbetween Egypt,Palestine,andIsrael andthat those nationswill be blessed If we go backto the original religionteachingsinsteadof the distortedteachings,manyotherproblems couldbe solved If the differentsectsof Islamlike Sunni andSheaacceptthe teachingsof Quranand the original basicteachings astaught by the Prophetof Islam,there will be noSunni orShea;onlyMuslimswho followthe Quranandthe original basicteachingsof Islam If the differentsectsof Christianityacceptthe teachingsof Jesus; there will be nosectsbut onlyChristianswho follow the basic original teachingsastaughtbyJesus If the majorityprovide the same rightstothe minoritiesineach country;justice will promote compassionandcooperationinsteadof hatredand conflicts If both of the MuslimsandChristianswhoare fightingeachothersin Africaand otherplacesacceptthe basic original teachingsof ChristianityandIslam,peace shouldprevail
  • 68. The basic original teachingsare the teachingsof Moseswhichare confirmedbythe teachingsof Jesuswhichare also confirmedin Islam.Those commonteachingsineachreligionteachthatpeople shouldbelieve inGod,shouldmaintainjustice,andshoulddogood deedstohelpothers More Questions and Answers Question:Those attractive teachingshave beentaughtfor thousandsof yearsand have beenacceptedbybillionsof people; those cannotbe wrong! Answer:InMatthew7:13-14, Jesuswarnedthe majority Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it Most people ignore thatteachingsandsay‘Aslongas I am withthe majority,Ishouldbe fine’,buttheyare wrongaccordingto the teachingsof JesusinLuke 13:24-27, Matthew 7:13-14 Isaiah1:15-17 teach When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood! Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing
  • 69. wrong. Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow Isaiah30:9-13 and Isaiah 30:12-14 warnthose whoignore the true scripture andare interestedinthe interestingstories For these are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to listen to the LORD’s instruction. They say to the seers, “See no more visions!” and to the prophets, “Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things,prophesy illusions. “Because you have rejected this message, relied on oppression and depended on deceit, this sin will become for you like a high wall, cracked and bulging, that collapses suddenly, in an instant. It will break in pieces like pottery That is a prophecythat the attractive teachingswhichsurvivedfor longtime cannotsurvive tothe end,but will collapseandbreakin pieceslike pottery JesusalsoprophesiedsimilarprophesyinMatthew 7:24-27 and in Luke 6:47-49, he warnedof ‘the great crash’ Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose,
  • 70. and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash Question:We understandthatwe donot needrepentance aswe are savedbygrace Answer:Repentance isacore teachingof all religions,inLuke 13:3 and 13:5, Jesustaughtthat repentance isnecessaryforsalvation;in those verseshe specificallysaid ‘Butunlessyourepent,youtoowill all perish’ Matthew3:8-10 clarifiesthatprophetspreachof repentance Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire
  • 71. Matthew3:2 and 4:17 showsthatJohnand Jesuspreached repentance Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near Matthew9:13 teachesthatJesuscame to call the sinnerto repentance I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance In Luke 15:7 and 15:10, Jesustaughtthat there isjoyinheavenover repentantsinner Luke 15: 32 clarifiesthatthe RepentantSinnerwasdeadbefore his repentance But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found James5:19-20 urge us to guide the lostpersontothe truth and to bringhimback to God My brothers, if one of you wanders from the truth, and someone causes him to return, you should know that whoever turns a sinner from his wandering path will save him from death and cover many sins
  • 72. Question: We understand that all have sinned and fall short of glory of God; that is written in Romans 3:23 Answer:Thatis notwhat Jesustaught;Jesushave confirmedthe teachingsof otherprophetsthatthere are also righteouswhoobey and do gooddeeds;those shine like the Sun In Matthew5:16, he taught Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven In Matthew13:43 he taught Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father Jesusdidnotteach that all people are bornsinners;he taughtthat the childrenare pure and innocentandurgedusto become as pure as children In Matthew18:3 he said: Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven Psalms37:4-6 teaches Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your
  • 73. righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun The versesof Isaiah58:6-11 do notteach that all people are bad;the versesexplainthatitispossible forpeopletoobey;the verses include gooddescriptionsof the obedientrighteouslike: ‘Then your light will break forth like the dawn,’ ‘then your righteousness will go before you,’ ‘then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday’ ‘You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail’ Fair teachersshouldnotignore suchwisdomandteach that people are bornsinnersandcannot obeyGod The wrong doctrineslike the original sinandthe total depravityare basedon suchwrong teachings People shouldnotacceptthe claimsthat‘all people are sinners’; people knowthatsuchteachingmustbe wrongbecause theysee the righteouswhoobeyanddo gooddeeds;peopleverifythatfact everyday.Many scripture versesconfirmthe factthatthere are righteouswhoobeyanddogood deeds.Examplesare Matthew 5:16, Matthew13:43, Matthew 18:3, Psalms37:6, Isaiah58:8 and manyother verses
  • 74. let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven ‘He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment as the noonday’ ‘Then your light will break out like the dawn, And your recovery will speedily spring forth; And your righteousness will go before you; The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard’ Question:Whatare the reasonsforthe scripture distortion?are those bymistake or byintention? Answer:Suchbasicreligiondistortionscannotjusthappenby mistake;itmusthave happenedbyintention.The badteacherswant to falsifythe true teachingslikesalvationbyobedienceandgood deedsintothe attractive promisesof free salvationbygrace
  • 75. Question:Whyshouldtheydothat?What makesthemdistortthe religionandreplace the originalteachingsbyfalse teachings? Answer:The original teachingsdonotrequire mediatorsbetween people andtheircreator.If theyobeyanddo gooddeedstheywill be saved.Suchteachingsdonot leave aroom for the bad teachers to introduce free salvationandtoreap the financial giftsin exchange of the attractive teachings Question:Whatmakespeople acceptsuchfalse teachings? Answer:The true teachingsare harsh; If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away, that iswhat JesustaughtinMatthew 18:9, Matthew 5:29 and Mark 9:47 Some people are notwillingtolistentosuchhard teachings,but theypreferthe attractive teachingslikeEphesians1:4 God has chosen us before the foundations of the world And2 Thessalonians 2:13 God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation Bad scholarsdo notteach the true teachingslike Matthew 10:8 Freely you have received; freely give; theyteach that itis o.k.to reapthe financial giftsinexchangeof the spiritual giftsandteach the attractive oneslike Romans8:30
  • 76. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified Theytry to make people feelhappybysuchteachingsinorderto receive more donations The true shepherdedteachesthe harshteachings,parentsdiscipline theirchildrenandurge themto studyhard,teachersmotivate the studentstoearnthe success,butthe bad persontellsthe students that theycannotearn the successand promisestobringsomeone to pass the examsontheirbehalf Who is right?Are the parentsand teachersright?Or isit the person whotellsthe studentsthattheycannotearntheir successand promisesthe studenttobringsomeone topassthe examsforthem? Eventhose bad teacherswhoteachthat people are sinnersand cannot earntheirsalvation,theyurge theirchildrentoworkhard and motivate themtoearntheirsuccess Whichis the rightteaching?Isit ‘Freelyyoureceived,freelygive’as taught byJesusor isit reapingthe financial giftsinexchange of the spiritual giftsaswrittenin 1 Corinthians9:11 As Moseswarned againstthe expectedcorruptionandturningfrom the way he has commandedinDeuteronomy31:27- 29, Jesusalso warnedagainstthose whoclaimto have prophesiedandperformed miraclesinhisname.That isfound inMatthew 7:21-23, and Luke 13:25-27
  • 77. In Matthew7:15-20, Jesuswarnedof the false teacherswhomislead people;he advisedustoidentifythemfromtheirbaddeeds “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. “You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? “So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. “A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. “So then, you will know them by their fruits. The same teachingisalsowritteninLuke 6:43-44 Many Muslimscholarsteachthat the Jewsare cursedand that the Christianshave beenmisguidedandthatthe Muslimsare the truly guidedpeople;thatisnotaccording to the true teachingsof Quran verses;itisnot the correct explanationof verse 1:7 of Quran The correct explanationisaskingGodtoguide all people tothe straightway;the wayof those blessedobedientnotthose who disobeythe prophets Many Muslimscholarswantto saythat God doesnot like the Jews and the Christians;but the true and fairexplanationof verse 1:7is that God doesnotlike the Jewswhodisobeythe teachingsof Moses,and doesnotlike the Christianswhodisobeythe teachings
  • 78. of Jesusandalsodoesnotlike the Muslimswhodisobeythe teachingsof Islam Question:Howcan we prove thatthe lastexplanationisthe true explanation? Answer:Because the verse doesnotmentionthe Jewsorthe Christians,and the consistentversesof all religionsteachthatGod likesthe obedientwhodoesgoodworksanddoesnotlike the disobedientwhodoesbaddeeds Question:AccordingtomyIslamicbelief,Iunderstandthatthe Islam isthe onlytrue religion Answer:AccordingtoIslamicteachings,youhave beenaskedto believeinwhathasbeenrevealedtootherProphetslike Mosesand Jesusandyou are askednot to discriminate betweenthe prophets. You may reviewverseslike2:136 and 4:136 Say: We believe in Allah and (in) that which has been revealed to us, and (in) that which was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and (in) that which was given to Moses and Jesus, and (in) that which was given to the prophets from their Lord, we do not make any distinction between any of them and to Him do we submit The Quran verseswhichmentionMosesandJesusare more than the Quran verseswhichmentionthe prophetof Islam
  • 79. Question:IunderstandthatIslamhasreplacedthe previous religions andithasdifferentteachings Answer:The basicteachingsof the oldtestimonylike‘blessingsfor obedience andcursesfordisobedience’and‘Inrepentance and obedience isyoursalvation’are confirmedbyJesusandare alsothe mostconsistentverses inQuran Verse 7:96 confirmsthe ‘blessingsforobedience andthe cursesfor disobedience’–the same basicteachingsof all religions The same teachingisalsoconfirmedinverses45:30-31 the believers whoobeyand dogood deedswill be blessed Verseslike 35:37 explainsthe conditionsof the disobedientwho wishto go backto life todo gooddeeds(althoughtheyare granted enoughtime todemonstrate theirbehaviour) That is similarteachingtowhatJesustaughtaboutThe Rich Man and Lazarus inLuke 16:19-31 Verse 30:41 teachesthatEvil and the cursesare the resultsof disobedience
  • 80. Quran verseslike 11:51, 34:47, 6:90, 12:104, 34:39, and 36:21 teach the same as taught by Jesus - freelygive,donotacceptanyreward for preaching The same teachingisalsotaughtby manyProphetsin26:145, 26:164, and 26:180 Verse 46:20 warnsthe arrogant people whodidnotobeybutchose to enjoya luxurylife;thatissimilartothe wisdomtaughtbyJesusin Luke 16:25 Verses27:83-85 confirmwhatMoses andJesustaughtabout consideringobedience asthe mostimportantobjectiveof life;those whoignore that fact anddenythe prophetswill be asked‘whatelse have youbeendoing?’ Question: I do notaccept some prophets Verses 28:65-66 warns those whorejectthe Prophets Question:We understandthatitisup to God to guide onlysome groupsof people;thatistaughtinQuran verse 7:30 Answer:If we complete thatverse,we findoutthatthose whoare not guidedhave chosentofollow devil’stemptationsinsteadof obedience to God
  • 81. That verse doesnotteachthat God misleadssome people,butit teachesthatpeople are misledwhentheyfollow the devil’s temptations Such teachingsare alsowritteninthe bible;anexampleisJames 1:12 Verse 15:42 teachesthatthe devil doesnothave authoritytoforce people tosin Verse 16:99 teachesthatobedientbelieverscanresistdevil’s temptations 17:65 teachesthatthe devil hasnoauthoritytomisleadpeople (theycan resisttemptations) Verse 6:119 teachesthatmany people are ledastraybytheirown luststhroughignorance. 43:36-37 warns those whoignore GodGuidance that theywill be misledbydevils 7:146 teachesthatGod doesnot guide the arrogantwho ignore the signsand denyGod’smessage
  • 82. Such teachingsare alsowritteninthe bible;anexampleisIsaiah 30:9-11 41:46 teachesthatpeople have the choice todo eithergooddeeds or bad deeds 30:44-45 teach that itis upto people tobelieveortodisbelieve; theyare notpredestinedbuttheyare giftedwiththe free will So itis up to themtoobeyor to disobey;theywill be rewarded accordingto theirchoice and accordingto theirdeeds 7:28 teachesthatwe shouldnotautomaticallyinheritthe habitsof the parents 37:69-70 warn those whoblindlyfollow the father’sreligion They indeed found their fathers astray, and they are eagerly following their footsteps The same teachingisconfirmedin43:23-25 16:35 warnsthose whosay that it isall decidedbyGodand we do not have decisionsaboutfaithmatters
  • 83. 17:15 teachesthatGod enablespeopletochoose theirfaith,they will be rewardedaccordingtotheirdeeds,andthere isno punishmentforthose whodonotknow aboutthe Prophets 32:12 warnsthose whofail to do gooddeeds 34:25-26 teach that everyone will be judgedforhisdeedsonly(not for the mistakesof fathersorothers) 41:53, 30:20-25 and manyotherverses urge us to thinkof God’s signs There are many verses to urge people to think of God’s signs in Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah and in the parables of Jesus 43:72 Teachesthat people are rewardedaccordingtotheirdeeds (Goddoesnot create people asholyor sinners.He doesnot determine theirsalvation,buthe delegatesthattasktoeach person) And that is Paradise which you are made to inherit for what you used to do 45:15 teachesthatpeople determine theirfate bytheirdeeds Whoever does a good deed - it is for himself; and whoever does evil - it is against the self. Then to God you will be returned
  • 84. 45:21-22 teach that God distinguishesthe righteousfromthe evil doers 45:28-31 explainsthatpeople willbe rewardedfortheirdeeds;all deedsare recorded 46:13 teachesthatthe obedientbelieverscanearntheirsalvation Many Muslimscholarsreferto verses23:52 and21:92 as relatedto the nationof Islamandtheyurge Muslimsto be unitedasone nation,butthe contextbefore the versesisrelatedtothe nationof all prophetsasone nation;the verses23:23-51 are relatedto prophetslike Noah,MosesandJesusandverse 23:52 isaddressed to those prophets‘yourreligion,isone religion’ Alsochapter21 is relatedtothe prophetsandthe title of that chapteris ‘the prophets’asverses21:48-91 are relatedtothe prophetslike Moses,Abraham, Lot,Isaac,Jacob,Noah,David, Solomon,JobandalsoJesus;verse 21:92 isthe message tothose prophets‘yourreligion,isone religion’ The same message isconfirmedinQuran42:13 whichisa call to establishthe same one religionwhichhasbeenrevealedtothe prophetsandnot be divided.Thatcall doesnotadvise Muslimsto establishthe religionof Islamandignore whathave beenrevealed to the prophets,the call teachesthatthe religiontobe established iswhat has beenrevealedtothe prophets
  • 85. That is alsoconfirmedinVerse 2:136; God knowsthatsome Muslimsclaimtobe the trulyguidednationandthat the religionof Islamisthe bestreligionandthatthe prophetof Islamisthe best prophet.Goddoesnot acceptsuch exaggerationsandprompts themaboutwhat theyare supposedtosay Say,” We believe in God and that which is revealed to us; and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and their descendants, and that which was given to Moses, Jesus, and other Prophets from God. We do not discriminate any of them, and to God we have surrendered ourselves That is alsowhatthe prophetof Islamtaught inHadithBukhari 652 whenhe mentionedthatthe Prophetsare brothers,theirreligionis one religion The true message tobe explainedisnottounite the Muslimas one distinguishednation,butthe versesteachthatthe followersof prophetshave dividedtheirone religion(verse21:93) andto teach that the followersof the prophetswhotrulybelieveanddogood deedswill be rewarded(verse21:94) Such versesprove the mistakesof the Muslimswhoclaimthatthey are the trulyguided people andthatJewsare cursedandChristians are misguided Such versesprove the mistakesof the Christianswhoclaimthatthey are the predestined,the justified,the glorified,andthe chosen before the foundationsof the world
  • 86. Such versesprove the mistakesof the Jewswhoclaimthattheyare the onlychosenpeople of God The fair and wise Godopensthe doorsfor eachperson,advisesall to obeythe teachingsof the prophetsandpromisessalvationsand rewardsto the obedientrighteous God doesnot orderthe followersof the prophetstodivide into manyreligionsoranysects There are noreasonsfor Christianstobe dividedintoCatholics, Protestants,Orthodox;all Christiansare supposedtofollow Jesus If theyreallyfollowJesus;there mustbe nodivisions,conflictsor unnecessarywars If theyreallyfollowJesus,theymustalsoobeyhiminconfirming whathave beenrevealedtootherprophetsmentionedbyJesuslike Moses,David,Solomon,andIsaiah There are noreasonsfor the Muslimstobe dividedintoSunnisand Shia;all Muslimsare supposedtofollow the teachingsof Islam
  • 87. If theyreallyfollowthe teachingsof Islam, theymustalsoconfirm whathave beenrevealedtootherprophets If theyreallyfollowthe teachingsof Islam;there mustbe no divisions,nosectarianconflictsorunnecessarywars Islamteachesthatthe Jewswhoobeythe teachingsof Mosesare saved,The Christianswhoobeythe teachingsof Jesusare saved, and that Muslimsare alsotestedlike othersandwill alsobe rewardedaccordingtotheirfaithand goodworksas others. Those teachingsshouldprove thatthe distortedteachingsof ‘Muslimsare the trulyguidedpeople whileothersare cursedor misled’are wrongteachings Accordingto the true teachingsof Moses,God doesnot considerthe Jewsas hisownchosenpeople andforsake others,the definitionof the God’s chosenpeople isnotwhatthe Jewish scholarssay,the true definitioniswhatGodhas revealedtoMoseswhichisan open invitationtoeachhumanto become aGod’s chosenpersonvia obedience,justice, repentance,andgooddeeds The true definitionof the God’schosenpeopleare those who obey and do goodworksas writteninmanyverseslike Deuteronomy28, Deuteronomy30,Exodus19, Leviticus20,Leviticus26 and many otherbible chapters Accordingto the true teachingsof Jesus,people are savedby obedience,repentance andbygooddeeds.Jesushasconfirmedthe
  • 88. same core religionteachingsof all religions;the obedience toGod’s lawand that people willbe rewardedaccordingtotheirgooddeeds. The teachingsof the elected,the predestined,the glorified,the sanctified,andthose chosenbyGodbefore the foundationof the worldare nottaught byJesus Accordingto the true teachingsIslam, people are savedby obedience,repentance andbygooddeeds;Islamdoesnotreplace the core religionteachingsof otherreligions;Islamicteachings confirmthe true teachingsof Mosesand Jesus There shouldbe noproblemsif we follow the original prophet’s teachingsandif we follow the God’sgiftsof intelligence and conscience;the causesof the problemsare the distortedteachings whichhave beenchangedandexplainedtosuitthe purposesof the scribesandthe scholars Bad teachersdonot teach the true teachingswhichurgesusto obey God’slaw like Deuteronomy6:4-9,Deuteronomy11:18-20, 11:26- 28 , Deuteronomy32:46-47, Deuteronomy30:15-16 , Deuteronomy 30:19, andLeviticus18:4-5 whichare confirmedbyJesus in Matthew22:35-40, Luke 10:25-28, Mark 12:28-34, but theyteach the distortedteachings like We are saved by grace through faith apart from works - Ephesians2:8-9 Even when we were dead in sins, we are saved by grace - Ephesians2:5 A man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law - Romans3:28
  • 89. A man is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith - Galatians 2:16 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse - Galatians3:10 The bad teachersdo notteach the true harsh teachingslike If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away whichis taught byJesusinMatthew 18:9, Matthew 5:29 and Mark 9:47, but theyteachthe attractive teachingswhichwere nevertaughtby Jesuslike God has chosen us before the foundations of the world - Ephesians 1:4 God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation - 2 Thessalonians 2:13 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation - 1 Thessalonians5:9 But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! 1 Corinthians15:51 God has saved us and called us - 2 Timothy1:9 we have been justified through faith - Romans5:1, Romans5:9 Question:Whythose attractive teachingsare wrong? A: Those are differentfrom the core teachingstaughtbyJesusand by the Prophets
  • 90. Question:Whyshouldtheyteachanydistortedteachings? Answer:True teachingsare harsh;theyurge people toobeyandto do gooddeedstoearn theirsalvation.The distortedteachings promise free salvationasa giftinorderto make people feel happy Bad teachers donot teach the true teachingslike Matthew 10:8 Freely you have received; freely give; theyteach that itis o.k.to reapthe financial giftsinexchangeof the spiritual giftsin1 Corinthians9:11 and in1 Corinthians9:14 Insteadof the true andharsh teachingsof JesusinMatthew 7:21-27, Luke 13:25-27, Matthew 22:35-40, Luke 10:25-28, Matthew 25:35- 45, Mark 12:28-34, Mark 10:17-19, Matthew 19:16-19, Luke 18:18- 20, Luke 6:46-48, John14:15 and John14:21 mostChristianscholars teachthe distortedandattractive teachingslikeRomans8:30, 1 Thessalonians5:9,Ephesians2:5,Ephesians2:8-9,Romans 3:28, Galatians2:16, Colossians2:14 and Ephesians1:4 If Jesusand the Prophets taughtthat we shouldfollowthe law foreveruntil the endof the worldandsomeone whoteach contradictedteachingstoldusthatwe are not underthe law;then that personmustbe wrong If Jesusand the Prophetstaughtthe same basicteachingsthatwe are savedif we obeyanddo gooddeedsaccordingto the law and someone whoteachcontradictedteachingstoldusthatwe are savedbyfaithalone andwithoutthe worksof the law,thenthat personmustbe wrong
  • 91. If Jesusand the Prophetstaughtconsistentteachingsandsomeone introducedsome differentteachingslike the Atonement,original sin,and total depravity,thenthatpersonmustbe wrong If the bible versesteachthatthere are twocategoriesof people as righteousandsinners,thensomeone manipulatesthe oldscripture to teachthat all people are sinnersthenthatpersonmustbe wrong If the Prophets teachthatthe innocentshouldnotbe punishedon behalf of the guiltyandsomeone taughtdifferentteachingsthen that personmustbe wrong Proverbs 17:15 5 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent - the Lord detests them both Exodus 23:7 Have nothing to do with a false charge and do not put an innocent or honest person to death, for I will not acquit the guilty Question:Whythere are manycontradictionsindifferentteachings? Why didnot God protecthiswordsagainstdistortion? The scripture of the holybook teachesusthat the scribes have tampered withthe wordof God to explainittotheirbenefits Amos8:11-12 teach that people will be thirstyforthe true wordof God but theywill notfinditanywhere Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord God, when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord.
  • 92. They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the Lord, but they shall not find it Jeremiahwarnedof the scribeswhochange the wordof God Jeremiah8:8-13  How can you say, “We are wise, for we have the law of the LORD,” when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely? The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what kind of wisdom do they have? Jeremiah6:13 From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit Jeremiah5:30-31 A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land: The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way Jeremiah23:16 Thisiswhat the LORD Almightysays: Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD
  • 93. Jeremiah23:21I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied Ezekiel 13:6 alsowarnsof the religiondistortion They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them Psalms62:4 - warnsthose whotake delightinlies Psalms78:36-37 - Nevertheless they flattered Him with their mouth, and they lied to Him with their tongue. Here the people flattered God by professing that they would serve Him but did not really mean it in their hearts Jude 16 - False teachers often walk according to their lusts, speaking smooth words, flattering people to gain advantage Isaiah30:9-11 warnsthose whorequire interestingorattractive teachingsinsteadof the harshProphet'steachings That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of God: Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: Get you out
  • 94. of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us Jeremiah23:32 warnsof the false teacherswholeadpeople astray Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams, declares the LORD. “They tell them and lead my people astray with their reckless lies, yet I did not send or appoint them. They do not benefit these people in the least,” Jeremiah23:36 confirmsthatsome scribesdistortthe wordsof God But you must not mention ‘a message from the LORD’ again, because each one’s word becomes their own message. So you distort the words of the living God Jeremiah29:9 teachesthat there are false teacherswhoclaimthat theyreceive God’srevelations For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD Jeremiah14:14 alsowarnsof the false prophetswhoteach attractive teachings The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are
  • 95. prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatriesa and the delusions of their own minds Moses warnedof the expectedcorruptionandturningfromthe wayhe has commandedthem, inDeuteronomy31:27-29 he used strongwords like For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. ‘If you have been rebellious against the LORD while I am still alive and with you, how much more will you rebel after I die! And For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster will fall on you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD and arouse his anger by what your hands have made The prophetstaughtthat the believersshouldobey;itisnotenough to hearthe wordor to claimthat we believeorto claimthat we followacertainprophet Mosestaught manytimesthat people shouldkeepGod’s commandments;anexample isDeuteronomy27:26 Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out
  • 96. The Jewswhoignore whatMoses taughtand whojustifythe killings are nottrue followersof Moses In Exodus20:13 Moses taught You shall not murder The bad scribeswhoglorifydefeatingtheirenemiesignoredthe true teachingandaddedsome verseslike Exodus23:23,Joshua6:20-21, Judges15:14-15 The true teachingsare ‘Do not have two differing measures’, ‘The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner’, ‘The foreigner must be treated as your native-born’, ‘You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native- born’ Examplesof the true teachingsare inDeuteronomy25:13-16, Exodus12:49, Leviticus19:33-37, Leviticus24:22, Numbers15:15- 16, Deuteronomy24:14-15 Deuteronomy25:13-16 Do not have two differing weights in your bag one heavy, one light. -Do not have two differing measures in your house—one large, one small. -You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.- For the LORD your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly. Exodus12:49 The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner residing among you.
  • 97. Leviticus19:33-37 When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. -The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself Leviticus24:22 You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born Numbers15:15-16The community is to have the same rules for you and for the foreigner residing among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the LORD: The same laws and regulations will apply both to you and to the foreigner residing among you Deuteronomy27:19 Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow Deuteronomy24:17 Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice The biasedscribesignoredthe true teachingsandinsertedsome additionstorestrictjustice tothe ‘fellow Israelite’,‘mypeople amongyou’,or ‘Hebrewmenor women’
  • 98. Examplesof the additionsof ‘fellowIsraelite’,‘mypeople among you’,‘Hebrewmenorwomenare inDeuteronomy 23:19-20, Exodus22:25, Leviticus25:35-46, Deuteronomy15:1-2 , 15:7, 15:12 Deuteronomy23:19-20 Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or any-thing else that may earn interest. You may charge a foreigner interest, but not a fellow Israelite Exodus22:25 If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest In verse Exodus22:25, the words"mypeople"are addedtolimitthe justice tothe Israelitesonly Otherexamplesof the religiondistortionistoadd whattheylike and teachit as the word of God; Jewishscribeslikedtobe servedby widows,sotheymade itthroughthe word of God as in 1 Kings17:8- 24, 2 KINGS4:8-37, 1 Samuel 25 1 Kings17:8-24 explainreligiontothe benefitsof the priests.It teachesthatthe widowshouldserve‘the manof God’ before feedingherchild;if she does,she will be blessedandherchildwill be saved 2 KINGS4:8-37 is alsoanotherexplanationof religiontothe benefits of the priests;itteachesthatthe wealthywomenshouldserve the
  • 99. priests;if theydo,theirfamilieswill be blessedandtheirchildren will be restoredtolife Chapter1 Samuel 25 explainsreligiontothe benefitsof the priests? It teachesthatwivesof the wealthymenshouldgenerouslydonate to the ‘holypeople of God’,andthe wealthyhusbandshouldbe cursedto deathif he rejectstoshare hiswealth?Italsoteachesthat the wise wife shouldaccepttobe a wife tothe ‘holeypersonof God’ afterher husbandiscursedto death Jesushaswarnedthe priestswhospendmore time inthe houses of widows. InMatthew23:14 he said Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation In Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47 he said They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely In Luke 11:52 he said Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to Judges19 isnot the inspiredwordof God,butcursing othertribesin the name of God
  • 100. Descendantsof levitieswantedthe bible tobe aneternal witnesson the corruptionof Benjamintribe.Theywantedtocurse the tribe of Benjaminsothatthe curse will be versesof the HolyScripture forever.Anyone whoreadsJudges19 shouldrecognize thatthe storyis made up to suitthe purpose of the bad levitiesscribes 2 Kings2:23-24 are additionstothe benefitsof the religionteachers; the message isthat anyone whomakesfunof the ‘holypeople of God’ will be punishedtodeathbyGod 2 Kings13:21 isan additiontoglorifyElisha Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man's body into Elisha's tomb. When the body touched Elisha's bones, the man came to life and stood up on his feet Althoughthe true teachingsof Deuteronomy10:17 teachthat God doesnotfavour ‘whoshowsnopartiality’ The descendantsof Jacobwantedto glorifyhiminthe name of God; theyaddedthe distortedteachingof Genesis25:23 Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger. Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated is also added in Malachi 1:2-3
  • 101. Theywantedto saythat it isthe will of God to choose them regardlessof anyconditionlike goodworkandtrue faith.That distortedteachingisagainstthe true teachingsof MosesthatGod choosesthe righteouswhoobeyandcurse the wickedasthe core and the mostconsistentteachingsof the oldtestimony Anotherexampleof the religiondistortionisGenesis9:25-27 Noah said, Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers. He also said, Praise be to the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem. May God extend Japheth’s territory; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth That is notthe word of the God butaddedby the descendantsof JaphethandShemto curse the tribesof Canaanin the name of God. Theypracticedtheirevil habitsinthe name of God Thiscannot be the inspiredwordof God because Goddoesnot curse the sonCanaan fora mistake of the fatherHam.Whenever the competingtribestryto curse each other;theyaddversesto showthat the curse isthe inspiredwordof God.The true wordof God teachesthatthe sonsare notto be punishedforthe mistakesof fathersas written inDeuteronomy24:16 and Ezekiel 18:20
  • 102. Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them Anotherexampleof the distortedreligionteachingsiswrittenin Genesis 19:30-38 to curse the tribesof MoabitesandAmmonitesin the name of God Question:We understandthatitisnot possible toaddto the scripture or to subtractfrom it;God prohibitspeopletodoso. Isn’t that true? Answer:Deuteronomy4:2warns people toaddto the scripture or to subtract fromit andurge themto keep the commands of God. We do not warn our children from what they cannot do; we do not warn them to watch out the airplanes when they fly because they cannot fly, but we warn them to watch out the cars while crossing the streets because they can do so
  • 103. Question:We understandthatthere are some people whoare predestined,called,andjustifiedaswritteninRomans8:30. Isn’t that true? And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. Question:We understandthatGodappointssome people toobtain salvationandappointssome people towrathas writtenin1 Thessalonians5:9. Isn’tthatright? 1 Thessalonians5:9 - For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation Question:Ephesians2:5teaches Even when we were dead in sins, we are saved by grace Question:We understandthatitisby grace we have beensaved, throughfaith- and thisisnot fromourselves,itisthe giftof Godnot by worksas writteninEphesians2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works Question:Yes, we are justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law as written in Romans3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law
  • 104. Question:We are not justifiedbyworksof the law;forit iswrittenin Galatians2:16 by works of the law no one will be justified Galatians2:16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified Question:Asperthe teachingsof the new testimony,we understandthatthe Law is nailedtothe Crossas writtenin Colossians2:14 He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross Ephesians1:4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight Ephesians1:11 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will
  • 105. Answer:Those attractive promisesare notconsistentwiththe main teachingstaughtbyMoses,Jesus,the Prophets,andthe Disciples The promisesof the receivedsalvationbyfaithcannotbe validated because the testisnot overand the resultsare not yetpublished. Those are onlypromisesforsalvationwhichcannotbe proved;like the promisesof 1 Corinthians15:51 ‘youwill notdie butwill be transformedduringthe rapture,the people whoreceivedthose promisestwothousandyearsagoare now dead;the promiseswhich were acceptedasfacts before are provedtobe wrong.Since some promiseshave beenprovedtobe wrong,the similarattractive promiseslike ‘youhave beensaved’,‘youreceivedsalvation’are not expectedtobe true because similarpromiseshave notbeenfulfilled People shouldnotbelieve insalvationbyfaithalone whenthe only occurrence of ‘faithalone’inthe Bible (James2:24) saysthat salvationisnotby faithalone.Thatverse byJamesconfirmsthe core Prophet'steachings Jesusdidnotteach that salvationisgrantedtothose whomerely accept himwithoutactuallydoingthe goodworksof the law as taught inMatthew7:21-27 and inLuke 13:25-27 Salvationisnotbasedsolelyonbelief andnothingelse;butbythe goodworkswhichprove the good faithas taughtby Jesusin Matthew25:35-45 Jesusdidnotchange the teachingsof the OldTestimony;the same message of ‘inrepentance andobedience isyoursalvation’is confirmedbythe teachingsof Jesus
  • 106. Jesusclarifiedthe purposeof hismessage;he saidthathe came to call sinnerstorepentance;thatiswhat he taughtin Luke 5:32, Matthew9:13 and inMark 2:17 Luke 5:32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance Matthew9:13 I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners He alsotaughtunless you repent, you will perish Jesustaughtthat whenwe obeyGodand do goodworks;we will pass the testof this worldandwill become qualifiedtoreceive God’srewardsin heaven In Matthew5:13-16, Jesustaughtthatthe believersshouldactas the salt to protectagainstcorruptionandas a lighttoguide others to the truth You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men
  • 107. In Matthew22:35-40, Jesusconfirmedthe teachingsof the Old Testimonylike Deuteronomy6:5and Leviticus18:4-5 'You must love God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the other commandments and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments In Luke 10:25-28 Jesuswasasked“Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” The same teachingis writteninMark 12:28-34 In Mark 10:17-19 Jesusdidnotaccept the title of ‘GoodTeacher’ and said Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone; He confirmedthe law,he didnotmentionthe atonementorthe mistake of Adamor that he came to die forthe sinners.Like other Prophets,he hassimplyconfirmedthe law Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother
  • 108. The same teachingsare writteninMatthew 19:16-19 andin Luke 18:18-20 Luke 6:46-48 teachesthatsolidfaithfoundationsare basedon obedience tothe teachings Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I tell you? I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them. That one is like a man building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built The same teachingisalsotaughtin John14:15 andJohn 14:21 If you love me, you will keep my commandments Jesusdidnotteach differentcommandmentsotherthanthe God’s commandments;inJohn5:30 Jesustaughtthathe isonlydelivering the message of God I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will In Matthew25:31-45 Jesusdescribedthe final judgmentasbeing basedon goodworks;he clarifiedthatthose whoobeythe law will be saved
  • 109. Salvationisnotbasedsolelyonbelief andnothingelse;salvationis not grantedto those whomerelyprofess acceptance of Jesus withoutactuallyperforminggooddeeds. Jesusdidnotteach that a man isjustifiedbyfaithwithoutthe deeds of the law;In Matthew16:27 and John5:29, Jesushasconfirmed that God will rewardeachpersonaccordingtohisworks;those are the basic teachingsof the oldtestimonylike the versestaughtin Psalm62:12, Ecclesiastes12:14, and many otheroldtestimony verses John15:10-11 remindsusof the rewardsfor obedience If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete Matthew12:50 teachesthat the real familyof the prophetare the obedientbelievers For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother Jameshas urgedusto be doersof the law,and not hearersonly;in James1:22-26 he said But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves’, he also said ‘But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets
  • 110. you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it James2:14, 17 teach that faithwithoutworksisdead What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead Jesusdidnotteach the distortedteachingslike Romans8:30,1 Thessalonians5:9,Ephesians2:8-9,Romans3:28, Galatians2:16, Colossians2:14, Ephesians2:5,Ephesians2:8-9, he urgedpeople to accept the wordsof God andproduce fruitsof good works;he describedthose asthe goodsoil.He warnedthose whohave no roots to endure the trouble orpersecution;thatiswhathe taught in The Parable of the SowerinMatthew 13:18-23 In Matthew15:6-9 Jesusfacedthose whonullifythe wordof Godfor the sake of theirtraditions The same teachingthattheyignore God’slaw and preferfather’s traditionsisalsomentionedinMark7:6-9. AndHe saidto them, He replied, Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.' You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions. And he continued, You have a fine way of
  • 111. setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! Those teachingsare taughtbe all religions;the same message is taught inthe oldtestimonyverseslike Isaiah29:13 Question:Are the authoritiesordainedbyGod? Answer:Peopleknowthatpowersometimescorrupts;theyknow that there are unjustauthorities,those whoteachthatthe authoritiesare ordainedbyGodmustbe bad people whotryto appease the corruptauthoritiesinorderthatthe authoritiesmight turn a blindeye tothe corruptionof those bad people Question:Itiswrittenin Romans13:1 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Answer:Atthe time of writingthose teachings,the roman authoritieswere persecutingthe Jewsandthe earlyChristians;such teachingscannotbe the inspiredwordof God; People know that such teachingsare wrongbecause theysee manyexamplesof unjust authoritieseverywhere Isaiah1:23 warnsof the unjustauthorities
  • 112. Isaiah58:6-11 do notteach that the authoritiesare ordainedby God; but teachthat there are unjust authoritieswhopersecute the innocentpeopleandurgedusto helpthe oppressed “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter - when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. “If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.
  • 113. The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail We have beenorderedtofollow suchwisdom;if we do,we can transformearthintoa paradise Question: Is Jesus God? Shall we believe in Trinity? Answer:Whenthe scribeswantedtosupportthe doctrine of Trinity; theyhave addedverseslike 1John5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one The bible footnotesexplainsthatverse 1John5:7 was notin the original oldscriptures Jesusreferredtohimself as“sonof man”. Jesuswasnot all- knowledgeable andhe prayedtoGOD, so thisisenoughtosay that he wasn’tGod nor didGod come downtoearth to be Jesus. Jesus said, “And this is life eternal, that they might know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.” John 17:3
  • 114. Jesussaidthat he doesnotknow everything;he saidthatonlyGod knows But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father Mark 13:32 Jesussaidthat he isnot equal toGod “I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.” John 5:30 Jesus said, “The Father is greater than I.” John 14:28 “Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.” John 7:16 JesusprayedtoGod as writtenin Mark 1:35, Luke 5:16, John17:11, Matthew 26:39, Luke 10:21, Luke 22:44 “my Father and your Father; my God and your God” John 20:17 The disciples didnotprayto Jesus,theyprayedtothe God and Fatherof Jesus “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…” 1 Peter 1:3
  • 115. Jesusintroducedhimself asa Prophetandpeople acceptedhimasa prophet,notas a God in Matthew13:57, John9:17, Matthew 21:11, Luke 7:16, Luke 24:19, John6:14, Matthew 14:5, Matthew 21:46, John7:40-41, and in Matthew24:36 JesusneversaidI am God; In the OldTestimonyGodsayshe isGod several times,butJesusdidnotsaysoin the New Testimony Isaiah45:5 and 46:9 ‘no God beside me’, ‘none like me’ In John17:6-8 and John 13:3 JesusexplainedthatGodhas given powerandauthority,he didnot ownit “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. “Now they have come to know that everything You have given Me is from You; for the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me John 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say
  • 116. John 14:24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me In Matthew 19:16-17 and Luke 18:19 Jesusdeniedbeinggoodinthe sense thatGod isgood. ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.’ Jesusiscalleda “Man” many timesinthe Bible of John8:40, Acts 17:31 ‘a man who has told you the truth’ The discipleshave introducedJesusas a“Man” inActs 2:22 and Acts 2:23 Question:If Godrevealsthe same message andif the prophets taught similarteachings,why dowe find disagreementsbetween the religionteachings? Answer:Some scholarsdebate toprove thatwhattheyhave inheritedmustbe the truthandthat otherreligionsmust be wrong; those have little credibilitybecause mostof themwouldhave taught otherteachingsif theyhadinheritedotherreligions Question:Whataboutyou,what have youinherited?whatisyour religion?
  • 117. Answer:The personshouldnotautomaticallydefendfathers’ religions,Ididnotacceptmost of fathersteachings,Iacceptedthe teachingsof Moseswhichare confirmedbyJesusandbythe prophets My religionisthe commongroundof the clearand consistent teachingsastaught bythe prophets.That isthe true one religionby the prophets;same message revealedtothe prophetsbythe same God mustbe consistent,clearandeasyforall people regardlessof theirlevel of educationorexperience The common groundof religionteachingsinclude: If you obeyanddo good deedstohelpothersthenyouwill be saved and blessed;if youdisobey,youwill be lostandcursed;thatisthe clearmessage.Thatmessage isthe most consistentmessage by Moses,confirmedbyJesusandbyIslamicteachings Question:We understandthatGodhardensthe heartsof some people;thatismentionedinsome Quranverseslike 5:13and 5:41 Answer:Verse 5:13 isabout those whobreakthe covenant, manipulate the scripture todistortit,forgetGod’scommandsand whopractice deceit Verse 5:41 isaboutthose whoclaimto be believersbuttheyare not; theyalsodistortthe scripture,Goddoesnotpurifiesthey heartsbecause theydistortthe scripture.Theycouldhave obeyed and done gooddeedstogainthe blessingsandthe goodrewards
  • 118. Question:We understandthatGodhas predestinedsome people; theywouldn’tbelieve evenif theyare warned;thatiswrittenin Quran verses36:7-10 Answer:If we complete the verses,we findthatthe nextverse 36:11 explainsthe reason;theydonotacceptthe scripturesandtheydo not fearGod. God knowsthat some people wouldhave some doubtsandhas addressedtheirconcernsin36:54 whichteaches ‘nosoul will be wrongedat all,andyouwill notbe recompensedexceptforwhat youused to do’ Whetherwe followthe God’sgiftof conscience andintelligence or to followthe true religionteachings,we shouldlike forotherswhat we like forourselves;we will considerthe childrenof otherpeople as our ownchildren,we wouldn’tacceptthatany personwouldbe hurt because we donot acceptthat for ourselves We wouldnotacceptthat any childwouldbe abused;we wouldnot accept that anyinnocentpersonwouldbe punished That is the real obedience toGod;thatis the bestworshipping and the acceptedfastingashighlightedinIsaiah58:6-11
  • 119. That acceptedfastingis to loosenthe chainsof injustice andtoset the oppressedfree,toshare ourfoodwiththe hungryand to help those whoneedhelp Question:We understandthatthe gooddeedsare notenoughfor those whodo notaccept Islam Answer:Verse 2:62 of Quran has addressedthatpoint The truth is notwhat the biasedMuslimScholarssay;the truthis whatGod has revealedaboutthose those will have their rewards, no fear will be there, nor will they grieve 4:90 urgesMuslimstoaccept the peace withnon-Muslims So if they remove themselves from you and do not fight you and offer you peace, then God has not made for you a cause [for fighting] against them The Muslimswhojustify attackingothersare nottrue Muslims because theydonot obeythe Islamicteachingslike2:190 which teachesthatthe onlyjustificationof waristhe defensive wartostop the aggressions.Onlyif attacked,itispermittedtofightback The Muslimswho are not righteousandfairtowardothersare not true Muslimsbecause theydonot obeythe Islamicteachingslike 60:8 whichteaches God does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, God loves those who act justly
  • 120. The Muslimswhooppose peace withothersare nottrue Muslims because theydonot obeythe Islamicteachingslike8:61 and 4:90 whichteach If they resort to peace, so shall you’ and ‘if they leave you alone, refrain from fighting you, and offer you peace, then GOD gives you no excuse to fight them The Muslimswhojustifykillingof innocentpeopleare nottrue Muslimsbecause theydonotobeythe Islamicteachingslike 17:33, 25:68 and 6:151 whichteach‘You shall notkill - God has made life sacred’ The Muslimswhojustifykillingof disbelieversare nottrue Muslims because theydonot obeythe Islamicteaching2:256 whichteach that There shall be no compulsion in religion The Muslimswhojustifykillingof those whodecidetoleave the religionare nottrue Muslimsbecause theydonotobeythe Islamic teaching 18:29 which teaches Freedom of Religion then whoever wills let him believe, and whoever wills let him disbelieve People are free tochoose theirfaithandonlyGod can question themabouttheirchoice
  • 121. The Muslimswhotry to spread God's Messageby unwisemeans are not true Muslimsbecause theydonotobeythe Islamicteaching 16:125 whichteach You shall invite to the path of your Lord with wisdom and kind enlightenment, and debate with them in the best possible manner The Muslimscholarswhoteach that the prophetof Islamisbetter than otherprophetsandthat he knowsthe unknownare mistaken; theyhave beenaskednotto make anydistinctionbetweenthe prophets.Theyshouldfollow Quranverse 46:9 whichteachesteach that prophetof Islamwasnot superiortoothermessengers Say, "I am not different from other messengers. I have no idea what will happen to me or to you. I only follow what is revealed to me. I am no more than a profound warner." 46:9 Question:Butwe have verseswhichteachthatsome prophetsare favouredoverothers? Answer:Those verseslike2:253 and 17:55 teachthat it isup to God to favoursome of them;it isnot up to people.Godknowsthat people liketofavourtheirprophetsoverotherprophetsandthe verse 3:84 isa clearinstructiontopeople tosay‘we do notmake any distinctionbetweenthe prophets’ 3:84 Say, "We have believed in God and in what was revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Descendants, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus and
  • 122. to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [submitting] to Him The Muslimscholarswhoteach that Islamisthe onlytrue religion are mistaken;theyhave beenaskedtobelieve inwhathasbeen revealedtoMoses,JesusandotherProphetsastaughtin 3:84 The Muslimscholarswhoteach that the gooddeedsof the Jewsand Christiansare notacceptedare mistaken.Verses3:113-115 teach that there are Jewsand Christianswhofollow MosesandJesus; those will be rewardedfortheirobedience andfortheirgooddeeds The Muslimscholarswhoteach that God predestinessome for punishmentandsome forgoodrewardsare mistaken;verse 4:147 teachthat there isno punishmentforthose whochoose toobeyand to thankGod Quran verse 7:42 teachesthatthose whobelieveanddorighteous deedswill be rewardedaneternal lifeinparadise But those who believed and did righteous deeds - We charge no soul except [within] its capacity. Those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally Question:Isthatpromise toMuslimsonly? Answer:No,the contextof chapter7 versesisamessage to all people.Verse7:35 before thatverse comfortsthose whoaccepted
  • 123. and obeyedthe prophets;nofears;nogrieves.The verse istoall people,nottoMuslimsonly O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers from among you relating to you My verses, then whoever fears Allah and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve Question:Mostpeople follow the faithof theirparents,whyshould theybe judgedforthat? Answer:Mostof those donot follow theirparentsinthe choicesof marriage,jobs,investments,immigrations, business, orinany importantmission.Faithisnotanimportantissue forthem;Verse 7:173 clarifiesthatitisnot a validexcuse tosaythat we happened to followthe wrongfaithof ourparents God has empoweredeverypersonbymind,intelligence,conscience, and manyotheroriginal gifts;thatshould enable everypersontobe responsible forhisowndecision Verse 7:173 clarifiesthatGoddoesnot acceptthe excusesof those whoautomaticallyfollow the religionsof theirfathers Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with God before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?"
  • 124. Question:Butthere are verseswhichteachthatit isup to God to guide people andhe createdsome people forhell asverses 7:178,179 alsoverse 7:186 teachesthatGod letsome people go astray Answer:The versesare relatedtothose whodeniedthe scripture and were usedtowrongthemselvesasmentionedinthe previous verse of 7:177 Those are threatenedbyhell because theydonotmake use of the giftsof minds,sightandhearing Verse 7:186 is relatedtothose whorejectthe scripture andthe true guidance asmentionedin7:182. Since there isno otherguidance than obedience;theywill be wanderingblindly It isnot predestination;theycouldhave obeyedandbecome righteoustoenjoythe blessingsandprotectionof Godas mentioned in7:196 Indeed, my protector is God, who has sent down the Book; and He is an ally to the righteous He takescare of those righteous;he doesnotforsake them Question:There are verseslike13:27 whichteach that God guides some people andmisguidesothers Answer:The verse teachthatGod guidestoHimself whoeverturns back to God
  • 125. Question:Butthere are verseswhichteachthatGod has created people aswretchedandthe prosperous Answer:No,thatverse of 11:105 teachesthatamongpeople there are the wretchedandthe prosperous;thatisnot predestinedby God; the otherversesteachthat itis accordingto the fair rewardsof whattheyhave done as God recompenseseverysoul forwhatit earns;that iswhat istaught by verseslike 14:51.Verses15:92-93 alsoconfirmthat God will questionall people aboutwhattheyused to do That is whatthe versesteach;people will notbe toldthattheyare predestined;theywill be questionedaboutwhattheyhave done and will be rewardedaccordingly Whenthe rewardsare mentioned,we donotfindexpressionslike ‘that iswhatGod has predestinedforyou’,butwe findexpressions like those usedin16:31 and 16:32 ‘That is how God rewards the righteous Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise for what you used to do Question:There are verseslike16:93 whichteach that God guides some people andletsome peopletogoastray Answer:Letus complete the verses;thatwill enable ustoknow the answer;theyare rewardedor punishedforwhattheyusedtodo
  • 126. And if God had willed, He could have made you [of] one religion, but He causes to stray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And you will surely be questioned about what you used to do 16:93 Verse 16:97 afterthat verse (16:93) clarifiesthatpoint Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do Those teachingsandmanyotherversesinQuran are not restricted to Muslims;theyare to confirmthat anyrighteousbelieverwill be rewardedfortheirrighteousness Question:Quranverse 16:104 statesthat God doesnot guide some people Answer:the verse isforthose whodo notbelieve andwhodonot accept the message of God Indeed, those who do not believe in the verses of God - God will not guide them, and for them is a painful punishment Theycannot be guidedwithoutthe guidelineswhichtheyhave rejected
  • 127. 17:15 clarifiesthatitisup to people toacceptthe guidance or to rejectit Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would We punish until We sent a messenger 19:76 teachesthatthose whoaccept God’smessage andare guided to the truth, will be providedwithmore guidance And God increases those who were guided, in guidance, and the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for recourse That is whatthe wise teacherdoeswhenhe offersmore resources to the most obedientandmosthard workingstudentswho complete theirstudiesandwhoare willingtolearnmore 33:43 teachesthatGod wants to bringpeople fromthe darkness intothe light It is He who confers blessing upon you, and His angels that He may bring you out from darknesses into the light. And ever is He, to the believers, Merciful God doesnot misleadpeople;GodandHis angelsconferblessing uponpeople inordertobringpeople outfromdarknessintothe light Question:Itisall up to God; he doesnot guide some people andsets a sealsupontheirhearingandheartsas writteninQuran 45:23
  • 128. Answer:Thatverse referstothose whodo notobeyGod but who followtheirdesiresastheirGod The basic and consistentteachingsteachthatisit isup to people to choose eithertoobeyor to disobeyasmentionedinQuranverses 7:96, 17:15, 30:44-45, 34:25-26, 41:46, 43:72, 45:15, 45:20-31 and 46:13 Question:Are we supposedtohate ourlife? Answer:Some Muslimscholarsblame Jesusforteachingsthat people shouldnotlove thislife andignore the eternal life inheaven Those who love their life in this world will lose it - John12:25 and Matthew10:39 Those Muslimscholarsare mistakenbecause theyhave similar teachingsinQuranverseslike 16:107 That is because they preferred the worldly life over the Hereafter and that God does not guide the disbelieving people Question:We shouldnotworrymuchabout the religions;we should live ourlife andwe have ourown priorities Answer:Goodstudentshouldnotwaste the examtime;he isnot supposedtolookoutof the window toenjoythe flowersinthe
  • 129. gardenand ignoreshisexam.If apersonfindshimselfinatrain,he isnot supposedtoenjoythe trip;he shouldask first‘why am I here?’ Where isthe destination?Whatam I supposedtodo? Question:Life isshort;Peopleshouldrejoice andenjoythemselves. Isn’tthat right? Answer:Howcan we ask a personto rejoice andtoenjoyhimself while hischildrenare abused,while hisbrothersandsistersare hungryand while hisfriendsare oppressed?Everyabusedchildis our ownchild,everyhungrypersonisourbrotheror our sister, everyoppressedpersonisourfriend.The rightwayto be happyand contentisby feedingthe hungry,bydefendingthe oppressedandby helpingothers Question:We have beenaskedtobelieve butwe have notseen God, we have notseenthe heavenorthe hell.We have doubts Answer:Godhas giftedpeoplewithsight,intelligence, conscience, and manyothergifts.Those whocan see the miraclesineverything aroundthemand intheirowncreationand whodenythe existence of God,those mustbe arrogant The wife andhusbandwhoenjoyhappyfamilylifeanddonotthank God for the marriage happinessandforthe giftsof healthychildren mustbe arrogant fordenyingGod’sgifts Theyhave not createdthe happiness;theyhave notcreatedthe children;the beautiful wife doesnotcreate herbeauty,she could
  • 130. have beencreatedugly;the healthyhusbanddoesnotcreate his health;he couldhave beencreatedsickorblind Whenthe fatherbringsmanygiftsto hischildren,he likesthe child whothanksand doesnot like the childwhoistoobusywiththe gifts and whoneverthanksthe fatherforthose gifts Question:Whichisthe true religion?IsitJudaism?Isitthe Christianity?IsitIslam? Answer:Obedience toGod'slaw and doinggooddeedsare prescribedasthe true religionteachingsbythe Prophets.Whoever followsthose teachingsisfollowingthe true religion Question:If the basicteachingsof all religionsare similar,whyare there differences? Answer:If the religionscholarsteachthe simpletruth,thenpeople wouldnotneedall the scholarswhoteachthe attractive teachings because people will have directrelationswithGod If the JewishscholarsteachthatJewsare stubbornandhard-necked and do notobeythe teachingsof Moses,theywill nothave enough audience andwill notgetmuchdonations.Buttheyteachthe attractive teachingslike ‘youare the onlychosenpeople of God’
  • 131. If the Christianscholarsteachthe harshteachingsof Jesus;then people willnotattendthe sermonsandthe scholarswill notreceive donations The same mistake isalsocommittedbysome Muslimscholarswho ignore the core teachingsandteach whatetchesthe ears of many Muslims Most of those scholarsare preachingformoney;theyhate to tell the truth because if theyteachthe true teachingslike ‘freelyyou received,freelygive’,itmeansthattheyshouldnotacceptmoney and that theyshouldfindotherjobstoearntheirliving All the religionsprohibitacceptingmoneyorrewardsforpreaching; but the scholarsaccept money,notonlyonce or twice,butthey accept moneyineverydayof theirlife It ishard for themto listentoanyone whoremindsthemof that truth because theylike toclaimthattheyare devotingthemselves to religion,whiletheydevotereligiontotheirownbenefits There are nodisagreements betweenthe teachingsof Moses,Jesus aboutsalvationviaobedience,repentance;those are alsothe basic teachingsof Islam There are nodisagreementsbetweenreligionteachingsfornot acceptingmoney;the clearmessage of Jesusis‘freelyyouhave received,freelygive’,donotacceptmoneyor a dressor anything
  • 132. Question:Howcan we distinguishbetweenthe true teachingsand the distortedones?Thatisnot an easyjob! Answer:If there isa difficultissue whichcannotbe easilyresolved; that doesnotmeanto leave itunresolvedforever Professionalbusinessmanagersdonotallow people tocreate issues basedon some wrongassumptions;theyanalyse the issuestoclarify the wrong assumptions, thentheydonotwaste theirtime discussingthe wrongassumptionsandthe relatedissuesanymore Professionalpeople donotallow someone toappointhimselfto guide themonhowto manage theirbusinessorhow to educate theirchildren,butmanypeople acceptthe scholarswhoclaimthat theyreceive God’srevelationsandwhoteachreligionbasedonthe false claims It isa wrongassumptiontoassume thatreligionsare different;we shouldanalyse the contradictingteachingsinordertoclarifythe addedverses
  • 133. There are novalidreasonsforany conflictsbetweenreligionsor civilizations Question:Whohasthe right to settle the religiondisputes? Answer:Everypersonshouldbe responsible;Godhasgiftedpeople withintelligence toenable themtoresolve theirissues;he will questionusforthat gift. We use our intelligence toanalyse the stock markets,the political issues,the sportnewsandeverythingwe are interestedin Question:Butitis notlikelythatpeople willacceptandagree upon the clarificationsandresolutions Answer:The bad people donotlike the truthwhichexpose their wickedness;thatisnota reasonto abandonthe struggle forthe truth.What is the value of livingalife withoutknowledgeof the truth? People cansearchfor the truth,the average intelligentpersoncan recognize the truthif he triesto do fairanalysislike analysingthe alternative investments,analysingbusinessreports,orsportnews Some of those whorecognize the truthwill know itas theyknow theirownchildren;theywill notacceptanymore distortions
  • 134. Some will notacceptthe truth and mightconclude thatitis hard to change;it istheirownchoice and theyare responsibleforsuch conclusions We shouldnottrustthe sonwholikestoboast andwho tellsusthat the fatherhas favouredhim;we shouldrefertothe father’s guidelines The fair sonwouldn'tboastand wouldn’tclaimthatthe fatherhas favouredhim,if toldthathe has beenfavouredoverothers,he wouldaskwhydoesnot the fatherfavourmy brotherstoo?Why wouldnotthe fatherfavourthe most obedientamongusashe told us? Many scholarsteachthat theyare the unconditionallychosen people;theyignore all the core teachingsaboutthe conditional blessingstothe obedientrighteous The distortedteachingscannotsurvive forever;the foundationsof those teachingsare basedonsands;those foundationswillcollapse as prophesisedbyIsaiah30:13 and by Jesusin Matthew 7:27 and in Quran 9:109